"The usual dog about the town is much inclined to play the clown."

-- T. S. Eliot

#Dog Quotes #Play Quotes #Towns Quotes

“I don't want to live in a world where Donald Trump is the President. He is not doing anything in Baltimore, but I am dedicated to using whatever platform I have to make sure that he is not the President. This is not simply a disagreement about ideas. It's a disagreement about values, and the values that he espouses are values of bigotry and hate, and that isn't OK.”
“I'm not going to be dancing with the stars at this stage in my life. But I want to dance and bop around, and I did, and I can.”
“Life will always be to a large extent what we ourselves make it.”

Source : Samuel Smiles (1872). “Character”, p.371
“Nothing is unthinkable, nothing impossible to the balanced person, provided it comes out of the needs of life and is dedicated to life's further development.”
“I could do nothing without my problems; they toughen my mind. In fact, I tell my assistants not to bring me their successes for they weaken me, but rather to bring me their problems, for they strengthen me.”
“For as long as I can remember, I've always been interested in issues of social justice, political freedom, and civil rights.”
“You'd be amazed at how much power women have over men - and the basic control is nagging... Men are very simple creatures, like puppies.”
“To stand by the beds at sunrise and see the flowers awake is a heavenly delight.”

Source : Celia Thaxter (2008). “An Island Garden”, p.83, Applewood Books

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