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“No man can be brave who thinks pain the greatest evil; nor temperate, who considers pleasure the highest god. [Lat., Fortis vero, dolorem summum malum judicans; aut temperans, voluptatem summum bonum statuens, esse certe nullo modo potest.]”
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“There is no animal lazier than a cat.”
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“You feel on your lips a kiss Fluttering, a tiny scrap of life ...”
Source : Arthur Rimbaud (2009). “Collected Poems”, p.51, Oxford University Press
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“Children possess a remarkable amount of passion. They throw themselves completely, heart and soul, into everything.”
Source : Mary Lou Retton (2000). “Mary Lou Retton's Gateways to Happiness: 7 Ways to a More Peaceful, More Prosperous, More Satisfying Life”, Broadway
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“How is it possible to live in world where people can rule millions of others? It's incredible! It's like we've gone back to the 12th century. That's what happens when you decapitate intelligentsia and repeatedly traumatize and brutalize a country for decades on end: you do not get virtue. Victims do not make nice people.”
Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
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“He is an emancipated thinker who is not afraid to write foolish things.”
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“I want to be able to make people laugh and cry and feel happy or sad and feel all these different emotions through singing and acting. Hopefully throughout my career, Ill get to pursue them.”
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“Artists don't create society, they reflect it”
Source : Ben Elton (2013). “Elton Plays: 1: Gasping; Silly Cow; Popcorn”, p.139, A&C Black
