#rest

Change the world, I know I won’t, Enthralling as always I hope it remains, A kaleidoscope of joy, sorrow and pain. But my only wish as I take this jaunt, Is for my words on you to impress upon, A smile, a tear or even an angry frown. ↗

— Anurag Anand

#frown #indian-author #indian-authors #indian-quote #interesting-quotes

The most valuable thing we can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest, wander, live in the changing light of room, not try to be or do anything whatever. ↗

— May Sarton

#psyche #rest #change

He wanted to take Homer Wells in his arms, and hug him, and kiss him, but he could only hope that Homer understood how much Dr. Larch's self-esteem was dependent on his self-control. ↗

— John Irving

#self-control #self-restraint #love

To demand interest is part of the marriage debt. What man was never guilty of uxory? ↗

— Bauvard

#humor #interest #marriage #usury #uxoriousness

They can't take your house and give it to the mayor's mistress, even if they pay you for it. But they can, apparently, take your house and tear it down to make room for a development of trendy shops and restaurants, a hotel and so on. ↗

— Michael Kinsley

#development #down #even #give #hotel

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What President Nixon and I tried to do was unnatural. And that is why we didn't make it. ↗

— Henry A. Kissinger

#emphasize #i #i tried #interest #make

I have been underestimated for decades. I have done very well that way. ↗

— Helmut Kohl

#decades #done #i #underestimated #very

It's the cable shows that are really the most interesting - 'Mad Men,' 'Breaking Bad,' those shows are really the premiere shows on television right now. ↗

— Dylan McDermott

#breaking #cable #interesting #mad #mad men

A globalized world is by now a familiar fact of life. Building walls or moats may sound appealing, but the future belongs to those who tend to their people and then boldly engage the rest of the world, near and far. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#belongs #boldly #building #engage #fact

I worked in accounting for two and a half years, realized that wasn't what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, and decided I was just going to give comedy a try. ↗

— Bob Newhart

#comedy #decided #give #going #half