"The great question in life is the suffering we cause, and the most ingenious metaphysics do not justify the man who has broken the heart that loved him."

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Source : Benjamin Constant, Margaret Mauldon, Patrick Coleman (2001). “Adolphe”, p.79, Oxford University Press, USA

Benjamin Constant

#Heart Quotes #Men Quotes #Broken Quotes

“And truly it demands something godlike in him who cast off the common motives of humanity and ventured to trust himself for a taskmaster.”
“It's not like we wanted to get really political in terms of specific causes, but I think a lot of the lyrics deal with paranoia and feeling like "the man" is in control somehow.”
“Sunday, for me, is all about being home with the family with no plans.”
“I get inspired when I look at Tom Lennon, who did Reno 911! for six seasons while writing huge movies and directing and also doing other pilots; he did that FX pilot, the Star Trek thing.”

Source : "Comedy Bang Bang's Scott Aukerman talks about turning his podcast into a strange, funny TV show". Interview with Kyle Ryan, www.avclub.com. June 7, 2012.
“An extremely effective instrument would be to put a price on carbon. It is only through the market that you can get a large enough and rapid enough response [to climate change]”
“We were raised to believe in books, music, and nature.”
“People love to talk but hate to listen.”
“If you don’t believe in yourself, nobody else is going to. So go for it. Find what makes you happy and do it.”

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