Victor Hugo Quotes
A one-eyed man is much more incomplete than a blind man, for he knows what it is that's lacking.Victor Hugo
Quotes to Explore
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Does it hurt?” He bent his head and lightly kissed her forehead. “Only when I laugh.” “I’ll try not to be funny.” “Epic fail, beautiful.
Rachel Caine -
It’s interesting that in the Bible, in the book of Ecclesiastes, the only practical advice given about living a meaningful life is to find a job you like, enjoy your marriage, and obey God. It’s as though God is saying, Write a good story, take somebody with you, and let me help.
Donald Miller -
In hours of weariness, sensations sweet, Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart; And passing even into my purer mind, With tranquil restoration: - feelings, too, Of unremembered pleasure: such, perhaps, As have no slight or trivial influence On that best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts Of kindness and of love.
William Wordsworth -
The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respectable Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all Nations And Religions; whom we shall wellcome to a participation of all our rights and previleges...
George Washington -
Faith doesn't make sense. It makes miracles.
Tony Evans -
Ah! si l'on o" tait les chime' res aux hommes, quel plaisir leur resterait? Oh! If man were robbed of his fantasies, what pleasure would be left him?
Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle
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Art is the instinctive application of the knowledge latent in the subconscious.
Austin Osman Spare -
Many people spend the ends of their lives alone, and probably a lot of years in the middle of their lives, and I'm glad I had the opportunity to experience the rewards of solitude.
Alix Kates Shulman -
Music is emotional. Your job is to make people feel something. The best way to do that is to sing and speak from something they've personally been through. That's where I write from.
Amber Denise Streeter -
Greens are a dish that most Southerners would walk a mile for.
Edna Lewis -
We cannot and will not ban the creation of violent video games. But, we can prevent the distribution of these disturbing games to children, where their effects can be negative
Herb Kohl -
I admit there’s an element of brutality in all my work - it’s part of the truth about human existence I always want to explore - but the last thing I’m trying to do is put on some kind of freak show, inviting people to get off on other people’s pain and humiliation.
Todd Solondz
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When self control is lacking in small things, the ability to apply it to matters of importance withers away. Every day in which one does not at least deny himself some trifle is badly spent and a threat to the day following.
Friedrich Nietzsche -
That was a top-10 team against a team struggling and lacking confidence. This is a tough place to come in and have confidence.
Dan Monson -
A one-eyed man is much more incomplete than a blind man, for he knows what it is that's lacking.
Victor Hugo