"To the old our mouths are always partly closed; we must swallow our obvious retorts and listen. They sit above our heads, on life's raised dais, and appeal at once to our respect and pity."

-- Robert Louis Stevenson

#Mouths Quotes #Pity Quotes #Appeals Quotes

“In my fantasies, I always wanted to play the ingenue, but in reality, in my bones, I am so used to playing the grandmother that I don't feel safe or even sure that I can do it”
“The leader has a clear idea of what he wants to do professionally and personally, and the strength to persist in the face of setbacks, even failures”
“In this life nothing is permanent. Joy, sorrow, pain, pleasure - everything is in a constant state of change. Thankfully.”
“I keep learning, listening, growing and experimenting.”

Source : "John Legend: 'I thought it would be funny to take a photo in the White House bathroom'". Interview with Denise Cheong and Charlene Fang, travel.cnn.com. March 9, 2011.
“Ajihad: You are an enigma, Eragon, a quandary that no one knows how to solve.”
“You meet people in Hollywood that are famous, and you're not sure what they got famous for.”
“Christianity is a very historical religion - it makes specific claims that are open to testing.”
“When people are absurdly tall, they command everyone's attention when they walk into a room. Nobody's ever dismissive of somebody for being too tall.”

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