"Our lives teach us who we are."

--

Salman Rushdie

#Character Quotes #Who We Are Quotes #Human Nature Quotes

“I am back in Los Angeles after a very successful run in Chicago as Billy Flynn.”
“The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin.”

Source : Catholic Church. Pope (1846-1878 : Pius IX), John R. Sheets, Pope Pius IX (1854). “Ineffabilis Deus: Defining the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception : Apostolic Constitution of Pius IX, Issued December 8, 1854”, p.21
“Each way means loneliness -- and communion.”
“When I left law school, I wanted to go into the government, into the tax policy area. I got the job that I wanted in the International Tax Council's office in Treasury. I arrived determined to change the world. But I discovered very quickly that the world couldn't care less. And I couldn't stomach the lying and stealing that I witnessed. I realized that the only difference between my mother's family and the senators and administrators that I was working with was that the latter wore suits and ties.”

Source : Source: www.commonwealmagazine.org
“Tell me the story, Pew. . . . It was a woman. You always say that. There's always a woman somewhere, child; a princess, a witch, a stepmother, a mermaid, a fairy godmother, or one as wicked as she is beautiful, or as beautiful as she is good. Is that the complete list? Then there is the woman you love. Who's she? That's another story.”
“If those we love visit us when we dream, those who torment us almost always visit us when we're still awake.”

Source : Alyson Richman (2011). “The Lost Wife”, p.206, Penguin
“Iâ€™m quite hyper, and my wife would prefer it if I sat down and read a book.”
“To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly rich.”

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