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Ideas are like wandering sons. They show up when you least expect them.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams Life is supposed to be a series of peaks and valleys. The secret is to keep the valleys from becoming Grand Canyons.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams Unsolicited advice is the junk mail of life.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams You are mature when you know what is foolhardy and what is courage.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams What a strange world this would be if we all had the same sense of humor.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams September tries its best to have us forget summer.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams Few things are as democratic as a snowstorm.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams Few things move as quietly as the future.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams We must escape our illusions of correctness to understand the actions and beliefs of others.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams If we try and fail, we have temporary disappointments. But if we do not try at all, we have permanent regrets.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a Pirate.
Bernard WilliamsBernard Williams Americans are optimists. They hope they’ll be wealthy someday – and they’re positive they can get one more brushful of paint out of an empty can.
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Poetry is the voice of the soul and the inspiration of the heart.
Teresa PeresTeresa Peres But it was now time for her to go away-to find someone who could show her what happiness was.
Lang LeavLang Leav Just because you haven’t seen how wonderful, beautiful, and special she is, doesn’t mean no one else will.
Norah RoseNorah Rose A memory is a star or a stain.
Aneena BijuAneena Biju Love her, but don’t forget to leave her wild.
Little PaulsonLittle Paulson Do your own thing and live your way of happiness.
Emily BockEmily Bock I’ve experienced departure far too much to have the courage and call anyone my own.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi More often than I am not, all I need is the rise of my own lungs – I am already complete.
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An idler is a watch that wants both hands; As useless if it goes as when it stands.
William CowperWilliam Cowper At a very young age I was allowed to go into the cinema and watch adult films.
Baz LuhrmannBaz Luhrmann Where I grew up, acting wasn’t really accessible. I was just playing sports. But, I did watch a lot of TV. I watched a lot of Clint Eastwood movies on TV and had this fantasy of being like him when I grew up.
Bailey ChaseBailey Chase I wanted to bring people together, and most importantly not feel threatened when they came to watch me box.
Barry McGuiganBarry McGuigan The thing I love about television is that people watch you in their pajamas, and when they’re eating dinner. You’re part of the family.
Barbara FeldonBarbara Feldon There’s not many good comedies to watch – you know, comedies that make you glad you watched them.
B. J. NovakB. J. Novak When you watch television, you never see people watching television. We love television because it brings us a world in which television does not exist.
Barbara EhrenreichBarbara Ehrenreich When one is striding bravely into the future one cannot watch one’s footing.
Barbara MertzBarbara Mertz
