"Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap."

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Source : Ray Charles, David Ritz (2004). “Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story”, p.169, Da Capo Press

Ray Charles

#Love Quotes #Life Quotes #Mean Quotes

“Like art, love, and pornography, noir is hard to define, but you know it when you see it. For the purposes of the book and my longtime working understanding and definition of it, noir stories are bleak, existential, alienated, pessimistic tales about losers--people who are so morally challenged that they cannot help but bring about their own ruin.”
“And what is more generous than a window?”

Source : Pat Schneider (2013). “How the Light Gets In: Writing as a Spiritual Practice”, p.233, Oxford University Press
“I only tie up woman's body because I know I cannot tie up her heart. Only her physical parts can be tied up. Tying up a woman becomes an embrace.”
“I believe that there are forces of light and darkness in the world, and I don't want to be a contributor to the force of darkness.”
“Pray till prayer makes you forget your own wish, and leave it or merge it in God's will.”

Source : Frederick William Robertson (1871). “Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel, Brighton”
“I was always the type of person that whenever I started something I finished it. And, I was always held accountable for my actions.”
“It is a revolution, and it can no more be checked by human effort... than a prarie fire by a gardener's watering pot.”
“Thereâ€™s no tipping point where you become what you are. Character development starts when youâ€™re growing up. Your socioeconomic background contributes. The attitude that gets you through some communities doesnâ€™t work in corporate America. Itâ€™s not an excuse, but it does help explain”

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