"The power is detested, and miserable the life, of him who wishes to be feared rather than to be loved."

-- Cornelius Nepos

#Sadness Quotes #Wish Quotes #Misery Quotes

“When I first got to New York, all I did was musicals. After a few years I had to make a conscious choice to close the door on musicals, because I was getting pigeon-holed as a musical theater performer.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I drink to remember I smoke to forget / Some things to be proud of, some stuff to regret.”

Source : Song: Two Fingers, Album: Jake Bugg, 2012
“I live in jeans, mainly Wrangler and Nudie. I like them as dark blue as they'll go and tightly woven.”
“My eyes, I have filled with Jesus upon Whom I have fixed them at the Elevation of the Host at Holy Mass and I do not wish to replace Him with any other image”
“Well, this is good for me, this is experience, I am here for a reason, these moments run into pages, the seamy side of life.”

Source : John Fante (2002). “Ask The Dust”, p.15, Canongate Books
“Ideas came with explosive immediacy, like an instant birth. Human thought is like a monstrous pendulum; it keeps swinging from one extreme to the other.”

Source : "As One Mad with Wine and Other Similes" by Elyse Sommer, p. 207, 1991.
“The doctrine of the Church cannot be fully understood unless it is tested by mind and feelings, by intellect and emotions, by every power of the investigator. Every Church member is expected to understand the doctrine of the Church intelligently. There is no place in the Church for blind adherence.”
“Have the courage of your own convictions and don't be swayed by friends who boast about their financial home runs. Last year's winners are often this year's losers.”

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