… most of my prayers are expressions of sheer gratitude for the fullness of my contentment (Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love)
If you want to know the value of half a second, ask the person who came second in a sprint event at the Olympics
If you want to know the value of half a second, ask the person who came second in a sprint event at the Olympics (Sunday Adelaja)
I been with strangers all day and they treated me like family. I come in here to family and you treat me like a stranger
I been with strangers all day and they treated me like family. I come in here to family and you treat me like a stranger. (August Wilson, The Piano Lesson)
It was exactly as he’d thought it would be, like the first time and the millionth time all at once, like being wide awake, like losing his balance. Only this time, it wasn’t just him; this time, they were losing their balance together
It was exactly as he’d thought it would be, like the first time and the millionth time all at once, like being wide awake, like losing his balance. Only this time, it wasn’t just him; this time, they were losing their balance together (Jennifer E. Smith, This Is What Happy Looks Like)
I do love irony. It’s so…complicated and coincidental
I do love irony. It’s so…complicated and coincidental (Cassandra Kemper, The Madder Woman)
And I’m thinking about the old man. He’ll be pounding on the glass right about now… or maybe not now. Maybe in a while. But he’ll be pounding and… will there be blood? I like to imagine so. Yes, I rather think there will be blood. Lots of blood. Blood in extraordinary quantities
And I’m thinking about the old man. He’ll be pounding on the glass right about now… or maybe not now. Maybe in a while. But he’ll be pounding and… will there be blood? I like to imagine so. Yes, I rather think there will be blood. Lots of blood. Blood in extraordinary quantities (Alan Moore)
If you want to be strong, love yourself; if you want to be powerful, love others; if you want to be invincible, love everyone
If you want to be strong, love yourself; if you want to be powerful, love others; if you want to be invincible, love everyone (Matshona Dhliwayo)
Listen, I think movies serve many different purposes, from those movies that are frivolous and just an entertainment, to movies that just go to exploring the complexities of the human soul. Everything is valid if it’s done with honesty and dignity, and I actually do both of those types of movies in my career
Listen, I think movies serve many different purposes, from those movies that are frivolous and just an entertainment, to movies that just go to exploring the complexities of the human soul. Everything is valid if it’s done with honesty and dignity, and I actually do both of those types of movies in my career (Antonio Banderas)
One simple test of the claim that the pleasure in the world outweighs the pain…is to compare the feelings of an animal that is devouring another with those of the animal being devoured
One simple test of the claim that the pleasure in the world outweighs the pain…is to compare the feelings of an animal that is devouring another with those of the animal being devoured (Arthur Schopenhauer)
You don’t have a home until you leave it and then, when you have left it, you never can go back
You don’t have a home until you leave it and then, when you have left it, you never can go back (James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room)