"No life, my honest scholar, no life so happyand so pleasant as the life of a well-governed angler; for when the lawyer is swallowed up with business, and the statesman is preventing or contriving plots, then we sit on cowslip-banks, hear the birds sing, and possess ourselves in as much quietness as these silver streams, which we now see glide so quietly by us."

-- William Walton

#Bird Quotes #Plot Quotes #Honest Quotes

“I think Donald Trump is gonna do great. Because I've worked with him and known him a long time. He's a guy who is not programmed to fail.”

Source : Source: www.washingtontimes.com
“British actors behave like Europeans; they are also extremely well trained.”
“On thy grave the rain shall fall from the eyes of a mighty nation!”

Source : Thomas William Parsons (1866). “The magnolia [verse].”, p.29
“As long as we are a single-planet species, we are vulnerable to extinction by a planetwide catastrophe, natural or self-induced. Once we become a multiplanet species, our chances to live long and prosper will take a huge leap skyward.”
“In Quebec City many Muslims have said that they hide their faith because they know that if they don't, if they show that they are Muslims, practicing Muslims, they won't be accepted in Quebec society.”

Source : Source: www.cbc.ca
“A person who hasn't grieved a significant loss has unfinished business inside and can cause others great grief as a result.”
“You become more animalistic when you don't know what's coming next - you have to be on guard, but at the same time you're also more receptive.”

Source : "Arca's Warped Beauty". Interview with Philip Sherburne, pitchfork.com. November 19, 2015.
“Every performer wants to sing live. That's what I live for.”

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