"But I've been there and done that. I'm not trying to prove anything to anybody, and if somebody wants me to come, if they can afford what I ask, it's not as much as Madonna makes; not that I want what Madonna makes, but I was saying."

-- Abbey Lincoln

#Trying Quotes #Done Quotes #Want Quotes

“I take Peeta's face in my hands. "Don't worry. I'll see you at midnight.”
“Could we ever know each other in the slightest without the arts?”

Source : Gabrielle Roy (1962). “The Hidden Mountain”, McClelland and Stewart
“I have a beautiful wife and a wonderful support system and I think in those low moments, I could never thank them enough.”
“I think I work harder on the pitch, I cover more ground and my passing is more accurate.”
“The Olympic Snatch is gymnastics with a bar”
“The things that I loved were very frail. Very fragile. I didn't know that. I thought they were indestructible. They weren't.”
“Not creating delusions is enlightenment.”
“Today you will say things you can predict and other things you could never imagine this minute. Don't reject them, let them come through when they're ready, don't think you can plan it al out. This day will never, no matter how long you live, happen again. It is exquisitely singular. It will never again be exactly repeated.”

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