"Laughter is the lightning rod of play, the eroticism of conversation."

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Source : Eva Hoffman (2011). “Lost In Translation: A Life in a New Language”, p.118, Random House

Eva Hoffman

#Laughter Quotes #Play Quotes #Lightning Quotes

“To me, teamwork is a lot like being part of a family. It comes with obligations, entanglements, headaches, and quarrels. But the rewards are worth the cost.”

Source : Pat Summitt (1999). “Reach for the Summit”, p.131, Crown Business
“What's difficult to understand about German opera? It's always the same. Boy meets girl, boy falls in love, girl gets devoured by horrible winged creature with claws.”
“In the film industry, all the money is focused on television and the stupidity of American cinema.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I feel some kind of duty to be really, really honest as a writer. The same is true of my songwriting.”
“Sex begins before adolescence, and survives sterility; it is indeed coeval with our lives, although at the mating age its effects are more obvious to Society.”
“What one man can invent, another can discover.”
“... And God, who studies each separate soul, out of commonplace lives makes his beautiful whole.”
“I was angry and frustrated until I started my own family and my first child was born. Until then I didn't really appreciate life the way I should have, but fortunately I woke up.”

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