"The inevitable triumph of illusion over reality that was the single most obvious truth about the history of the human race."

-- Salman Rushdie

#Reality Quotes #Race Quotes #Triumph Quotes

“Music has been my outlet, my gift to all of the lovers in this world. Through it - my music, I know I will live forever.”
“Angelo is a brilliant jazz talent. His receptivity, seriousness, his ability to execute ideas simple or complex, combined with his love and feel for the substance of jazz reveal why he is an exceptional artist.”
“Human beings are not intrinsically selfish, which isolates us from others. We are essentially social animals who depend on others to meet our needs. We achieve happiness, prosperity and progress through social interaction. Therefore, having a kind and helpful attitude contributes to our own and others' happiness.”
“We are what we think about.Â When we stay fixed on one person, thought or situation, we get caught in the grip of self-centered thoughts.Â The more we give attention to that which is upsetting, the more strength it has to rule our lives.”
“One of the odd things about middle age, he concluded, was the strange decisions a man discovers he's made by not really making them, like allowing friends to drift away through simple neglect.”
“Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral.”
“When I was a little younger, I really did love musical theatre in the same hopeless dorky way that she does. I was obsessed with Jesus Christ Superstar and I used to reenact it in my room when no one was home.”
“There’s something about seeing an adult you knew in childhood that makes them marginally vulnerable to you, and vice versa. There’s also something comforting in thinking that if they made it this far, relatively unscathed, then maybe you didn’t turn out half bad either.”

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