#wit

It's the continuation of everyone's childhood to see these young children who grow up full of life, full of intelligence, full of a sense of wonder. And within an instant they're gone from this world. It's terrible. ↗

— Lucien Bouchard

#children #continuation #everyone #full #gone

Writing is a lonely job unless you're a drinker, in which case you always have a friend within reach. ↗

— Emilio Estevez

#case #drinker #friend #job #lonely

Life without oil, in fact, would be so different that it is frightening to contemplate. We are addicted, and it is no comfortable addiction. ↗

— James Buchan

#addiction #comfortable #contemplate #different #fact

Next to being witty, the best thing is being able to quote another's wit. ↗

— Christian Nestell Bovee

#another #being #best #next #quote

One can live in the shadow of an idea without grasping it. ↗

— Elizabeth Bowen

#idea #live #shadow #without

I consider a day without running a crappy day. When I don't get to run, I am a grump, but some days my schedule just doesn't allow me to. ↗

— Julie Bowen

#am #consider #crappy #day #days

Heathenism is a state of mind. You can take it that I'm referring to one who does not see his world. He has no mental light. He destroys almost unwittingly. He cannot feel any Gods presence in his life. He is the 21st century man. ↗

— David Bowie

#almost #any #cannot #century #destroys

I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within the visual arts in some way. I started painting quite passionately at that time. ↗

— David Bowie

#back #completely #felt #i #just

I think it's absolutely clear that the fiscal path we are on is not sustainable, and for me, the best analogy is these deficits are like a cancer, and over time they will destroy the country from within. ↗

— Erskine Bowles

#analogy #best #cancer #clear #country

I never could get over the fact that The Pixies formed, worked and separated without America taking them to its heart or even recognizing their existence for the most part. ↗

— David Bowie

#could #even #existence #fact #formed