"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one."

-- George R. R. Martin

#Inspirational Quotes #Funny Quotes #Motivational Quotes

“In market terms, one is entitled to what others will offer in willing exchange. That is all!”
“Dignify and glorify common labor. It is at the bottom of life that we must begin, not at the top.”
“You can't make good scores happen. You've got to let it happen.”
“I have always wanted to make a film about my parents' generation, which tried every way to escape from the deadly shadow of war and finally settled down in Hong Kong in the '50s to build a home from nothing. Arguably, they are the first generation of Hong Kong people to turn this remote island into a modern city.”
“Have you thought of the sufferings of Armenia? You poured out your money to help succor the Armenians after they suffered; now set your strength so that they shall never suffer again.”
“When man obliterates wilderness, he repudiates the life force, which put him on this planed in a bad way, and in a truly terrifying sense, he is on his own.”
“Youâ€™re not pathetic. Actually, I envy you a little.â€ â€œBecause Iâ€™m a mess?â€ Zach asked dryly. â€œNo. Because youâ€™re not afraid to be a mess.”
“People call me the painter of dancing girls. It has never occurred to them that my chief interest in dancers lies in rendering movement and painting pretty clothes.”

Source : Edgar Degas, Russell Ash (1992). “Degas' Ballet Dancers”, Universe Pub

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