"[Describing his house:] It is a library with living rooms attached."

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Bernard Berenson

#House Quotes #Library Quotes #Rooms Quotes

“Happiness is an exotic of celestial birth.”
“I played a little basketball, but basketball interfered with theater season. That's when we did our term plays and did nutshell versions of Shakespeare for English classes. And, believe me, I got a fair amount of looks from the guys on the team. 'You're in theater but you can play football?'”

Source : FaceBook post by Dennis Haysbert from Dec 28, 2013
“Great ideas need landing gear as well as wings.”
“The faultfinder will find faults even in paradise.”
“Whoever thought a tiny candy bar should be called fun size was a moron.”
“If a woman feels anchored to a man's plans, she may start to resent him for the fun she's worried she's missing.”
“Whoa, that's the kind of little sister I can dig!" said Edison. "Yes, we're all alike," I said. "We cover for you, we lie for you, we take the heat for you. We clean up your messes and mollify our parents for you. We never fail to come across with undying adoration, whether or not you deserve it, and we can't take our lives as seriously as yours. We snuffle up the crumbs from your table on the rare occasions you notice we're alive.”
“I want to be a soul singer.”

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