E. E. Cummings on laughter
E. E. Cummings134 quotes“Here’s to opening and upward… and to yourself and up with you and up with and up with laughing.”
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Love is the whole and more than all.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings As small as a world as large as alone.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings Love is the whole and more than all.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings As small as a world as large as alone.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings Love is the whole and more than all.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings Whenever you think or you believe or you know, you’re a lot of other people: but the moment you feel, you’re nobody-but-yourself.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings Whenever you think or you believe or you know, you’re a lot of other people: but the moment you feel, you’re nobody-but-yourself.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings May my heart always be open to little birds who are the secrets of living.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings I’d rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings I’d rather have two good friends, than 500,000 admirers.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings May my heart always be open to little birds who are the secrets of living.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings Whenever you think or you believe or you know, you’re a lot of other people: but the moment you feel, you’re nobody-but-yourself.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings I’d rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings I’d rather have two good friends, than 500,000 admirers.
E. E. CummingsE. E. Cummings
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Go where your heart beats faster and your laugh gets louder.
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Brendon BurchardBrendon Burchard It’s no accident many accuse me of conducting public affairs with my heart instead of my head. Well, what if I do?.. Those who don’t know how to weep with their whole heart don’t know how to laugh either.
Golda MeirGolda Meir A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing.
Laura Ingalls WilderLaura Ingalls Wilder Once I was a prisoner lost inside myself with the world surrounding me, wandering through the misery, but now I am free. Free to love, free to laugh, free to soar, free to shine, free to give.
Mariah CareyMariah Carey It’s what I always wanted to do, to show the laughter, the fun, the joy of dance.
Martha GrahamMartha Graham My philosophy is, it’s always very rewarding when you can make an audience laugh. I don’t mind making fun of myself. I like self-deprecating comedy. But I’d like you to laugh with me occasionally, too.
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