"There's not a lot of room for un-ironic emotion in contemporary culture. I think that irony is an important tool in dealing with the world as we find it. It's a tool of protection, but it can also be a tool of incision to get to some truth. But along the way maybe we've lost some of what I think of as the power of straightforward emotion and earnestness and seriousness."

-- John Green

#Thinking Quotes #Ironic Quotes #Important Quotes

“An actor who is good at comedy can also be very good at drama, but not necessarily vice versa.”

Source : Desi Arnaz (1994). “A Book”
“If you never budge, don't expect a push.”
“Practice. Listen. Use you ears. And as Rob [Halford] said, that team effort. You can learn your instrument in your room, but being in a band is more than playing your instrument.”
“Life does throw some hard stuff at you as you get older, much harder. But you are more able to deal with things.”
“The mistake that was made was, of course, leaving Saddam in charge of affairs over there.”

Source : "CNN Novak, Hunt & Shields". Interview With John Dingell, www.cnn.com. October 19, 2002.
“A private man, however successful in his own dealing, if his country perish is involved in her destruction; but if he be an unprosperous citizen of a prosperous city, he is much more likely to recover. Seeing, then, that States can bear the misfortunes of individuals, but individuals cannot bear the misfortunes of States, let us all stand by our country.”
“Freedom is not a gift which can be enjoyed save by those shown themselves worthy of it.”
“Sweet Bird of Youthâ€: â€œThe big difference between people is not between the rich and the poor, the good and the evil. The biggest of all differences between people is between those who have had pleasure in love and those who haven't.”

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