"People respect unhappiness and find it especially hard to forgive success."

-- Francoise Sagan

#People Quotes #Forgiving Quotes #Unhappiness Quotes

“In the end we won't be judged as a society solely by our growth statistics or economic activity graphs. We will be judged by the quality of the life that we foster for all members of the community and the compassion we show for the disadvantaged.”
“When you love you wish to do things for. You wish to sacrifice for. You wish to serve.”
“Two Chinamen visiting Europe went to the theatre for the first time. One of them occupied himself with trying to understand the theatrical machinery, which he succeeded in doing. The other, despite his ignorance of the language, sought to unravel the meaning of the play. The former is like the astronomer, the latter the philosopher.”
“The method of science is tried and true. It is not perfect, it's just the best we have. And to abandon it, with its skeptical protocols, is the pathway to a dark age.”
“As a kid I learned notions of art and notions of not having any money.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I couldn't join a party that, frankly, tolerates members who are bigots for one thing, homophobes, racists.”

Source : "Ron Reagan calls Iraq war unnecessary and optional". Interview with Judy Woodruff, www.cnn.com. June 24, 2004.
“I think my writing process changes as I gain more life experience... It has taken me many years to be able to write a novel that shows the points of view of people of different ages and personalities.”

Source : Source: katesbookblog.blogspot.com
“Please," he whispered. His voice was low but clear. "Don't hurt me anymore." Attolia recoiled. Once, as a child, she'd thrown her slipper in a rage and had knocked an amphora of oil from its pedestal. The amphora had been a favorite of hers. It had smashed, and the scent of the hair oil inside had lingered for days. She remembered the scent still, though she didn't know what in the stinking cell had brought it to mind.”

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