"Il y a dans les hommes plus de choses a'Â Â admirer que de choses a'Â Â meÂ priser. There are more things to admire in people than to despise."

-- Albert Camus

#People Quotes #Admirer Quotes #Despise Quotes

“I really wasn't about to get a Ph.D. in art history, you know, which you'd absolutely needed. And that was not something I wanted. And I loved art history, but not that way.”
“In my opinion, the trombone is the true head of the family of wind instruments, which I have named the 'epic' one. It possesses nobility and grandeur to the highest degree; it has all the serious and powerful tones of sublime musical poetry, from religious, calm and imposing accents to savage, orgiastic outburst. Directed by the will of the master, the trombones can chant like a choir of priests, threaten, utter gloomy sighs, a mournful lament, or a bright hymn of glory; they can break forth into awe-inspiring cries and awaken the dead or doom the living with their fearful voices.”

Source : Hector Berlioz, Richard Strauss (2013). “Treatise on Instrumentation”, p.302, Courier Corporation
“You find out who your real friends are when you're involved in a scandal.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Work your fingers to the bone and what do you get? Boney fingers.”
“Within the U.S., the Obama presidency will be mainly measured by the success or failure of his economic policies. And here, I fear, the monstrous stimulus package with which this administration stumbled out of the gate will prove to be Obama's Waterloo.”
“We should embrace our immigrant roots and recognize that newcomers to our land are not part of the problem, they are part of the solution.”
“It's much easier for me to be silly than it is to be serious on soap opera.”
“Allie would love what you've done," he remarked. "She was always a softie when it came to things like this." I folded my hands in my lap. "I wish she could be there this weekend." Noah glanced at the stack of letters. I knew he was imagining Allie, and for a brief moment, he looked strangely younger. "So do I," he said.”

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