Jack Kerouac Quotes
'Now you understand the Oriental passion for tea,' said Japhy. 'Remember that book I told you about; the first sip is joy, the second is gladness, the third is serenity, the fourth is madness, the fifth is ecstasy.'Jack Kerouac
Quotes to Explore
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Jazz is smooth and cool. Jazz is rage. Jazz flows like water. Jazz never seems to begin or end. Jazz isn't methodical, but jazz isn't messy either. Jazz is a conversation, a give and take. Jazz is the connection and communication between musicians. Jazz is abandon.
Nat Wolff -
There's always the risk that there are unknown unknowns.
Nate Silver -
Acting was something I always wanted to try. I just didn't know how, or I didn't know when the door was gonna be open for me to try it. But it finally opened up for me when I did 'Turn It Up', and ever since then I've been in love with doing films.
Ja Rule -
I was making comebacks every single year. That makes it difficult mentally. It causes a lot of stress.
Marat Safin -
To be honest, I am very worried about the possibility of the U.K. leaving the E.U. But of course, like in the case of Catalonia, we have to respect the right to decide of the British people on a relationship that part of the Brits consider is not satisfying enough.
Carles Puigdemont -
Musical compositions can be very sad - Chopin - but you have the pleasure of this sadness. The cheap consolation is: you will be happy. The higher consolation is the pleasure and recognition of your unhappiness, the pleasure of having recognised that fate, destiny and life are such as they are and so you reach a higher form of consciousness.
Umberto Eco
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There's all sorts of stuff people want to publish anonymously.
Aaron Swartz -
I don't wear a lot of color because I live in New York, and I'm sort of color-blind, so colors don't match to me a lot of the times, and it makes me anxious. So I'll always defer back to black.
Verite -
For the most part, I don't have a Facebook page; I don't Twitter.
Teddy Sears -
People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.
Wayne Dyer -
When I was depressed, nobody expected anything of me, nor did I expect anything of myself. I was exempt from life's demands and risks. But if I were to find new life, who knows what daunting tasks I might be required to take on?
Parker Palmer -
I'm a huge fan of Taio Cruz. I'm really liking what he's doing at the moment. I'd love to do something with him.
Flo Rida
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Through the years of experience I have found that air offers less resistance than dirt.
Jack Nicklaus -
Art is subjective. I'm not looking for people's praise.
Tali Lennox -
I pinch myself daily at the good fortune of my life, you know, in many ways.
Orlando Bloom -
I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
Damien Rice -
Show business is fickle, and though I have been blessed with a healthy career, who knows how long that will last?
Tamara Tunie -
Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.
Gary Johnson
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Those who suffer from an exaggerated sense of their own ability and accomplishment are continually subject to frustration, disappointment, and rage when reality intrudes and the world doesn't validate their idealized view of themselves.
Dalai Lama -
When you are hoping for a call or want something different, I think you lose your edge.
Dan Quinn -
I am thrilled beyond words that The Academy has recognized my performance in Steve McQueen's '12 Years a Slave,' and I am deeply proud to be in the company of my fellow nominees.
Lupita Nyong'o -
I remember how to be a person by being around them.
Natalie Portman -
I'm a deeply boring person in real life; I don't do any drinking and going out until four in the morning. I'll usually head straight home for a cup of tea.
Bonnie Langford -
'Now you understand the Oriental passion for tea,' said Japhy. 'Remember that book I told you about; the first sip is joy, the second is gladness, the third is serenity, the fourth is madness, the fifth is ecstasy.'
Jack Kerouac