"If man had a sense of proportion, he would die of shame."

-- J. M. Ledgard

#Men Quotes #Shame Quotes #Proportion Quotes

“I find it too terrifying to go out in L.A.”
“The Good Lord made all the integers; the rest is man's doing.”
“Usually, when a young girl is pregnant, she drops out of school and concentrates on being a mother. I thought thats what I had to do, but my counselors told me there was no way they would let me drop out. I had too much promise.”
“Expect problems and eat them for breakfast.”
“I know that sounds contradictory - you're going on a journey, but once you know who your characters are, you become more disciplined and you film less and less.”
“In the American hemisphere the cause of freedom and independence has continued to prevail, and if signalized by none of those splendid triumphs which had crowned with glory some of the preceding years it has only been from the banishment of all external force against which the struggle had been maintained. The shout of victory has been superseded by the expulsion of the enemy over whom it could have been achieved.”
“Write me of hope and love, and hearts that endured.”

Source : Emily Dickinson (1986). “Selected Letters”, p.77, Harvard University Press
“To be born in Kentucky is a heritage; to brag about it is a habit; to appreciate it is a virtue.”

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