"One wants never to give up this crystalline perspective. One wants to keep counterpositioning home with what one knows of alternative realities, as they exist in Tunis or Hyderabad. One wants never to forget that nothing here is normal, that the streets are different in Wisebaden, and Louyang, that this is just one of many possible worlds."

-- Alain de Botton

#Giving Up Quotes #Home Quotes #Reality Quotes

“I like to remember what I have to be thankful for. When it gets bad, I usually list them out loud to my wife and myself. Helps me maintain a balanced perspective.”
“I still let myself be a fan of music and that motivates me to want to be better than certain people or just getting the same love. Nothing is new under the sun so you cant be afraid to take things from others and try to flip them and make them your own at the end of the day.”

Source : Source: thecomeupshow.com
“I'm sick of the old cliches. Bring me some new cliches.”
“Serving and attempting to inspire others is a responsibility, not a choice.”
“With thought, patience, and discrimination, book passion becomes the signature of a person's character.”

Source : Nicholas A. Basbanes (1995). “A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books”, Henry Holt & Company
“Obviously, the United States' own founding principles are self-determination. And I think what the United States and our allies want to do is to enable the Syrian people to make that determination. You know, we've seen what violent regime change looks like in Libya and - and the kind of chaos that can be unleashed.”

Source : "Face the Nation" with John Dickerson, www.cbsnews.com. April 9, 2017.
“I'm a bit of a fraud, really, as I didn't study acting at a drama school.”
“The thing I like most about dogs is their absolute belief in their own innocence, even when they've been caught redhanded. No matter what they've been doing, every bad dog bears the same look when scolded: "What?"”

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