"There is something truly restorative, finally comforting, in coming to the end of an illusion - a false hope."

-- Sue Miller

#Comforting Quotes #Serious Quotes #Illusion Quotes

“Moira sacrificed all that she had and all the richness of life that still lay in front of her in order to save just one more person. Moira was killed when the south tower collapsed ... Today, we choose to remember and share the joy Moira brought to all of us, and we vow that she will always live in our hearts.”
“Man, I live in Nashville. I know how good other songwriters and singers are around here. There's a wealth of talent in this town, not to mention the people who shoot in for a week or two to try their hand on lower Broad or the other venues around town.”
“Colors live a remarkable life of their own after they have been applied to the canvas.”
“Wits, like drunken men with swords, are apt to draw their steel upon their best acquaintances.”
“Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.”

Source : Warren G. Bennis, Patricia Ward Biederman (2009). “The Essential Bennis”, p.198, John Wiley & Sons
“Every script has things that would draw me away or draw me towards it. But I just try and choose as wisely as possible - when I get to choose.”

Source : "The Indiewire Springboard: How 16-Year-Old ‘Love Is Strange’ Standout Charlie Tahan Stays Grounded" by Eric Eidelstein, www.indiewire.com. August 22, 2014.
“Not a single path Of thought I tread, but that it leads to God.”
“As for the presence of large NGF [nerve growth factor] sources in snake venom and male genital organs, they may be conceived as instances of bizarre evolutionary gene expression.”

Source : "The Saga of the Nerve Growth Factor: Preliminary Studies, Discovery, Further Development".

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