"Death is the most sophisticated form of beauty, and the most difficult to accept."

-- Simon Van Booy

#Sophisticated Quotes #Accepting Quotes #Form Quotes

“When you are hunting elephants, don't get distracted chasing rabbits.”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 09, 2012
“I insist on knowing the names, on being interested only in books left ajar, like doors; I will not go looking for keys.”
“I knew that I always wanted to be a filmmaker, an actor, a writer and a director, that was always my plan.”

Source : Source: www.harpersbazaar.com
“The biggest empty space, the biggest gap in what should be a premier and always vibrant food scene in America is that we don't have hawker centers like they do in Singapore, basically food courts where mom and pop specialists can set up shop in fairly hygienic little stalls all up to health code making one dish they've been doing forever and ever.”
“May Knowledge reshape your lives so that your greater destiny may come into view”
“Its visits, like those of angels, short, and far between.”

Source : Hugh Blair, Robert Blair (1837). “Advice to Youth: Containing a Compendium of the Duties of Human Life, in Youth and Manhood”, p.90
“Before Bin Laden did everything but advertise. Yet he had to blow up the Twin Towers just to get the attention of anyone outside the intelligence community. So what did we do? We invaded the wrong country, killed the wrong madman, and too often used the wrong interrogation techniques on the wrong people-all because our leaders lost contact with the truth.”

Source : Richard North Patterson (2012). “The Devil's Light: A Novel”, p.27, Simon and Schuster
“Like the vital rudder of a ship, we have been provided a way to determine the direction we travel. The lighthouse of the Lord beckons to all as we sail the seas of life. Our home port is the celestial kingdom of God. Our purpose is to steer an undeviating course in that direction. A man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudderâ€”never likely to reach home port. To us comes the signal: Chart your course, set your sail, position your rudder, and proceed.”

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