"A thousand things advance; nine hundred and ninety nine retreat; That is progress."

-- Henri Frederic Amiel

#Progress Quotes #Nine Quotes #Retreat Quotes

“If you try to do that in pop music - to play only rare show tunes, for example - people don't come.”
“Art owes its origin to Nature herself... this beautiful creation, the world, supplied the first model, while the original teacher was that divine intelligence which has not only made us superior to the other animals, but like God Himself, if I may venture to say it.”
“All that stuff with the tabloids is a kind of luxury tax I pay for all the good things I do in my life.”
“The second fiddle. I can get plenty of first violinists, but to find someone who can play the second fiddle with enthusiasm”
“Most of us appear to believe that we are more athletic, intelligent, organized, ethical, logical, interesting, open-minded, and healthy-not to mention more attractive-than the average person.”
“That's the thing I loved about drag queens, life was a constant movie; no matter how ridiculously things didn't match they would sacrifice everything for the pose, and I was definitely into the pose.”
“Man's inner strength may raise him above his outward faith.”
“Give me Thy light, and fix my eyes on Thee!”

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