"My first job was in a nursing home - a terrible place in retrospect. It was in an old house, and the residents were so lonely. People rarely visited them. I only stayed there a couple of months, but it made a strong impression on me."

-- Kim Edwards

#Lonely Quotes #Strong Quotes #Jobs Quotes

“When the atheist is told that God is unknowable, he may interpret this claim in one of two ways. He may suppose, first, that the theist has acquired knowledge of a being that, by his own admission, cannot possibly be known; or, second, he may assume that the theist simply does not know what he is talking about.”

Source : George H. Smith (2000). “Why Atheism?”, Pyr Books
“Boast is always a cry of despair, except in the young it is a cry of hope.”

Source : Bernard Berenson, Umberto Morra Di Lavriano (1963). “Colloqui con Berenson”
“Above all, I am an opera singer. This is how people will remember me.”
“The man who joins with youths stays young in heart and mind. In exchange for the gift of their vitality and eagerness, the mature of man can give guidance and trust, a sympathetic ear and helping hand.”
“More than most, I know the pain of surviving.”

Source : Ann Aguirre (2011). “Aftermath”, p.18, Penguin
“It's not always that easy to distinguish the good guys from the bad guys. Sinners can surprise you. And the same is true for saints.Why do we try to define people as simply good or simply evil? Because no one wants to admit that compassion and cruelty can live side by side in one heart. And that anyone is capable of anything.”
“When you make a movie, a dramatization based on the real experience of a living subject, you cant airbrush that away into to a perfect movie arc.”

Source : "Simon Beaufoy Talks Alternate Ending To ‘127 Hours’ That Was Cut (Poor Lizzy Caplan)" by Kevin Jagernauth, www.indiewire.com. January 18, 2011.
“I've always been intrigued by the supernatural.”

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