"Above Coblentz almost every mountain has a ruin and a legend. One feels everywhere the spirit of the past, and its stirring recollections come back upon the mind with irresistible force."

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Source : Bayard Taylor (1869). “Views Afoot; Or, Europe Seen with Knapsack and Staff”, p.53

Bayard Taylor

#Past Quotes #Mind Quotes #Mountain Quotes

“Opportunities are made, they do not just lie around waiting for someone to grab them.”
“There were a lot of heads turning when people found out I was doing music and when they found out it was country, they were like, 'What?”
“That's the difference between a real journal and one that's invented for a novel. A novel journal has to be manipulated so someone reading it can have enough comprehension, which means the person writing it would've had to have a sense of a someday-audience.”
“Writers sometimes talk as though they were the only friends of civilization. This is their conceit. But they have special powers to serve -- or to corrupt -- civilization, and are obliged to use them.”
“George Lazenby is no one's favorite James Bond, but for me the anonymity at the center of this lavish production only serves to reveal the Bond machine firing on all cylinders: superb editing and photography, incredible score, great setpieces. The most romantic in the series, and it actually has, of all things, a tragic ending.”
“I just want to do God's will. And he's allowed me to go to the mountain. And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land! I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land.”
“I'm definitely someone who likes to fly by the seat of her pants. My mum always prays for the best...”
“The biggest obstacle was mixing abortion with overpopulation. These are two things that have nothing to do with each other.”

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