"An exile from home splendour dazzles in vain,Oh give me my lowly thatched cottage again;The birds singing gayly, that came at my call,Give me them, and that peace of mind dearer than all."

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Source : John Howard Payne, “Home, Sweet Home”

John Howard Payne

#Home Quotes #Giving Quotes #Bird Quotes

“Perpetual optimism is annoying. It is a sign that you are not paying attention.”

Source : "Liberties; Colin Powell Rules!". www.nytimes.com. September 17, 1995.
“Fiction will always be my greatest love, with poetry close behind.”
“Varied are the ideas of what constitutes "success," e.g. money, position, power, achievement, honours, and the like. But these are not open to every man-nor do they bring what is real success, namely, happiness.”
“All I want to do is make sure that art is available to all Americans in a participatory way, whether you engage in the art process yourself or you're an audience member.”
“When we become advocates of a creed, something dies; we do not believe God, we only believe our belief about Him.”
“Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.”
“Tis always morning somewhere.”
“I think art is inherently nonviolent and it actually occupies your mind with creation rather than destruction.”

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