"Should I not hear, as I lie down in dust, The horns of glory blowing above my burial?"

-- Conrad Aiken

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“Lasorda's standard reply when some new kid would ask directions to the whirlpool was to tell him to stick his foot in the toilet and flush it.”
“All that's bright must fade, The brightest still the fleetest; All that's sweet was made But to be lost when sweetest.”

Source : Thomas Moore (1823). “Irish Melodies, National Airs, Sacred Songs, Ballads, Etc”, p.229
“Being married gives one one's position like nothing else can.”
“When something needs to be done in the world to rectify the wrongs, if one is really concerned with benefiting others, one needs to be engaged, involved. This is action out of compassion.”
“We are lagging far behind comparable countries in overcoming the disadvantages Indigenous people face.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“We all try to camouflage the monotony, But it takes a lot of energy. To insist on being special all the time. When we're so much like one another anyway. Our triumphs are the same. Our pain. Try for a moment to feel what relief there is in the ordinary.”

Source : "The Quiet Girl". Book by Peter Høeg, 2006.
“You can never truly enjoy Christmas until you can look up into the Father's face and tell him you have received his Christmas gift.”
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.”

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