"The balloon seems to stand still in the air while the earth flies past underneath."

-- Alberto Santos-Dumont

#Past Quotes #Air Quotes #Balloons Quotes

“Jazz is a very accurate, curiously accurate accompaniment to 20th century America.”
“I believe that Islam and freedom are incompatible.”

Source : Source: www.parlementairemonitor.nl
“How do I speak Spanish? Not too well. Paz taught me a few words that, if people weren't nice to me, I could tell them a few things. I got to study with [chef] Thomas Keller, who we all love as a guy and Jim had a relationship with him at [his restaurant] the French Laundry.”
“The surgery will always be a huge part of my life. I'm going to need to help people with weight problems for the rest of my life so that I can maintain my weight.”
“Don't forget love; it will bring you all the madness you need to unfurl yourself across the universe.”
“But if we believe what we profess concerning the worth of the individual, then the idea of individual development within a framework of ethical purpose must become our deepest concern, our national preoccupation, our passion, our obsession. We must think of education as relevant for everyone everywhere - at all ages and in all conditions of life.”
“The roots of Cuban music are in my head.”
“We all love the environment, but we have placed creatures above people. A rat is a rat.”

Source : "Sonny Bono Killed In Skiing Accident", www.cnn.com. January 6, 1998.

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