"The man whose silent daysIn harmless joys are spent,Whom hopes cannot delude,Nor sorrow discontent:That man needs neither towersNor armour for defence,Nor secret vaults to flyFrom thunder's violence."

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Source : Thomas Campion (1907). “Poetical Works (in English) of Thomas Campion”

Thomas Campion

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“A wedding isn't for the bride and groom, it's for the family and friends. The B. and G. are just props, silly stick figures with no more significance than the pink and white candy figures on the top of the cake.”
“It is a Constitution that morphs while you look at it like Plasticman.... That is contrary to our whole tradition, to in God we trust on the coins, to Thanksgiving proclamations, to (Congressional) chaplains, to tax exemption for places of worship, which has always existed in America.”
“You know, if you look back in the 1930s, the money went to infrastructure. The bridges, the municipal buildings, the roads, those were all built with stimulus money spent on infrastructure. This stimulus bill has fundamentally gone, started out with a $500 rebate check, remember. That went to buy flat-screen TVs made in China.”
“A cartoonist's style is created by weaknesses and personal restrictions as much as strengths.”

Source : Source: www.politico.com
“Prior to the 1976 Olympics, I was a 5,000m runner.”
“As a feminist you feel you have to be actively doing things â€¨to relieve womenâ€™s plight. Actually, feminism is just thinking â€¨we should have the same rights as men”
“I think that it's hard for vain people to be funny. I think you can look any way you want as long as you have a good sense of humor about yourself.”

Source : "Taran Killam on the SNL Christmas Show". Interview with Terron Moore, www.esquire.com. December 20, 2013.
“A scientist said, making a plea for exchange scholarships between nations, "The best way to send an idea is to wrap it up in a person." That was what happened at Christmas. The idea of divine love was wrapped up in a person.”

Source : "Whoops! It's Christmas". "The Abbott Christmas Book". Book edited by Herbert W. Luthin, 1960.

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