“I dimly see that there is something more than what we have seen, than what we have said, than what we have felt to-day. One day, perhaps, she and I will exchange better and richer sayings; and so, in that day, all the sadness will be of some service.”

— Henri Barbusse

Light (1919), Ch. XIX - Ghosts
Context: Among some papers on my table I see the poem again which we once found out of doors, the bit of paper escaped from the mysterious hands which wrote on it, and come to the stone seat. It ended by whispering, "Only I know the tears that brimming rise, your beauty blended with your smile to espy."
In the days of yore it had made us smile with delight. To-night there are real tears in my eyes. What is it? I dimly see that there is something more than what we have seen, than what we have said, than what we have felt to-day. One day, perhaps, she and I will exchange better and richer sayings; and so, in that day, all the sadness will be of some service.

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French novelist 1873–1935

George Kelly (psychologist) (1905–1967) American psychologist and therapist

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Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) Spanish artist

“Handsome, strong, gay … She felt again the thro and lilt of her blood. She had loved Kameni in that moment. She loved him now. Kameni could take the place that Khay had held in her life. She thought: "We shall be happy together - yes, we shall be happy. We shall live together and take pleasure in each other and we shall have strong, handsome children. There will be busy days full of work … and days of pleasure when we sail on the River…Life will be again as I knew it with Khay…What could I ask more than that? What do I want more than that?"”

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“Some day no one will have to work more than two days a week”

Julian Huxley (1887–1975) English biologist, philosopher, author

"Prof. Huxley Predicts 2-Day Working Week" The New York Times (17 November 1930) p. 42
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“We have seen better days.”

William Shakespeare Timon of Athens

Flavius, Act IV, scene ii.
Timon of Athens (1605)

“I would hope that American managers - indeed, managers worldwide - continue to appreciate what I have been saying almost from day one: that management is so much more than exercising rank and privilege, that it is much more than "making deals."”

Peter F. Drucker (1909–2005) American business consultant

Management affects people and their lives.
Source: 1990s and later, Managing in a Time of Great Change (1995), p. 351

“And on that day, at that time, we as a collective being must not give in. On that day, we don’t have to change everything about our lives, we don’t have to add things that make us not a free people … if we want to have a free nation, there’s give and there’s bend. If you see something, say something, but beyond that don’t freak out when it happens. Easier said than done, isn’t it?”

Shepard Smith (1964) television news anchor from the United States

As quoted in "After Ottawa Shootings, Shep Smith Urges Public Not To 'Give In' To Panic" https://web.archive.org/web/20141028004609/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/23/shepard-smith-ottawa-shooting_n_6035208.html (October 23, 2014), by Avery Stone, The Huffington Post, The Huffington Post, Inc.
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“I always felt that, as a musician, we show up for one day for a cause and we really believe in what we’re talking about, but then the next day we have our own concerns. I want to try to have a more long-term relationship between artists and people who are really trying to affect change in the world.”

Chris Martin (1977) musician, co-founder of Coldplay

On his job as the curator of Global Citizen Festival. source http://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chris-martin-will-curate-global-citizen-festival-for-next-15-years-164240/

“I determine to render more and better service, each day, than I am being paid to render. Those that reach the top are the ones who are not content with doing only what is required of them.”

Og Mandino book The Greatest Salesman in the World

Source: The Greatest Salesman in the World

“We have this expression, Christy and I: We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day.”

Linda Evangelista (1965) Canadian model

Spoken in Vogue (1990) to Jonathan Van Meter, talking about money and how she and a few other models were calling the shots and changing the game: Christy refers to supermodel Christy Turlington
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“I dimly see that there is something more than what we have seen, than what we have said, than what we have felt to-day. One day, perhaps, she and I will exchange better and richer sayings; and so, in that day, all the sadness will be of some service.”

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