#los

Life does not agree with philosophy: There is no happiness that is not idleness, and only what is useless is pleasurable. ↗

— Anton Chekhov

#does #happiness #idleness #life #only

Oh, that's great. That way, when things have quieted down, and we come up for air, or money, or re-supply, we'll get a nice explosive package from him that says "so nice to see you again" in a way that only multi-megaton yields can. -Captain Tagon ↗

— Howard Tayler

#explosives #humour #mercenaries #sarcasm #money

Between takes I find it difficult to switch off and then try and re-emerge myself in the part, so I try to stay in that frame of mine all day. It can be exhausting and you lose a sense of self, but it is the method that works best for me. ↗

— Hayden Christensen

#best #between #day #difficult #exhausting

You're always close and you never get that big romantic lead. ↗

— Patricia Clarkson

#big #close #get #lead #never

The closer we come to the negative, to death, the more we blossom. ↗

— Montgomery Clift

#closer #come #death #more #negative

Why have we had to invent Eden, to live submerged in the nostalgia of a lost paradise, to make up utopias, propose a future for ourselves? ↗

— Julio Cortazar

#future #had #invent #live #lost

I had seen people who had lost everything and everyone they loved to war, famine, and natural disasters. ↗

— Chelsea Clinton

#everyone #everything #famine #had #i

I have found adventure in flying, in world travel, in business, and even close at hand... Adventure is a state of mind - and spirit. ↗

— Jacqueline Cochran

#business #close #even #flying #found

Lastly, literature and philosophy both allow past idols to be resurrected with a frequency which would be truly distressing to a sober scientist. ↗

— Morris Raphael Cohen

#both #distressing #frequency #idols #lastly

So that's my philosophy: If you believe in yourself, the chances and the opportunities will come around. ↗

— Mindy Cohn

#believe #believe in yourself #chances #come #opportunities