"Life has a way of overgrowing its achievements as well as its ruins."

-- Edith Wharton

#Achievement Quotes #Way Quotes #Ruins Quotes

“A tree with strong roots can withstand the most violent storm, but the tree can't grow roots just as the storm appears on the horizon.”
“With the fall of the empire, Art, Philosophy and decent drains all vanished from the West.”

Source : Bryan Ward-Perkins (2006). “The Fall of Rome: And the End of Civilization”, p.13, OUP Oxford
“The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend.”
“In the silence of a midwinter dusk, there is a sound so faint that for all you can tell it may be only the sound of the silence itself. You hold your breath to listen. You are aware of the beating of your heart. The extraordinary thing that is about to happen is matched only by the extraordinary moment just before it happens. Advent is the name of that moment.”
“As an actor, I never really had a strategy. I just take projects, as they come. It all comes down to the writing, at the end of the day, for me. I don't care if it's a two-line cameo or the lead of the thing, as long as the project has some weight behind the writing and it's interesting and I think people will enjoy it.”

Source : "Chris Vance Talks TRANSPORTER: THE SERIES, Taking Over for Jason Statham, Becoming an Action Hero, the Physical and Mental Challenges of the Role and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 26, 2014.
“My muse changes all the time because I think every designer is a bit of a muse for themselves in a way - they just don't want to say it.”
“The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.”
“How people ignored each other before smartphones.”

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