"For thence a paradox Which comforts while it mocks, - Shall life succeed in that it seems to fail: What I aspired to be, And was not, comforts me: A brute I might have been, but would not sink i' the scale."

-- Robert Browning

#Might Quotes #Succeed Quotes #Comfort Quotes

“Broad-streeted Richmond . . . The trees in the streets are old trees used to living with people, Family trees that remember your grandfather's name.”

Source : STEPHEN VINCENT BENET (1928). “JOHN BROWN'S BODY”
“Justice is not available to all equally; it is something that many of us must struggle to achieve. As an elected official, I know that fighting for what is just is not always popular but it is necessary; that is the real challenge that public servants face and it is where courage counts the most. Without courage, our action or inaction results in suffering of the few and injustice for all.”

Source : "Immigrant's daughter Solis to lead Labor Dept". International Business Times, December 19, 2008.
“It is not in the nature of lenses to tell the whole truth. They are instruments of exaggeration and belittlement.”
“I have the nicest life in the world.”
“I just did not discuss my personal life, my sexuality with the media. That was my policy.”
“The only type of sexual relations possible are those with someone who is as advanced and capable as oneself.”
“Well you know I've been fan of Tony Hillerman's books for years.”
“All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.”

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