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“The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.”
Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) French-German physician, theologian, musician and philosopher
Variant: The tragedy in a man’s life is what dies inside of him while he lives.
Paramahansa Yogananda (1893–1952) Yogi, a guru of Kriya Yoga and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship
“Times have not become more violent. They have just become more televised.”
Marilyn Manson (1969) American rock musician and actor
“It’s fun to be hopelessly in love. It’s dangerous, but it’s fun.”
Keanu Reeves (1964) Canadian actor, director, producer and musician
“The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way.”
Keanu Reeves (1964) Canadian actor, director, producer and musician
“When the people you love are gone, you’re alone.”
Keanu Reeves (1964) Canadian actor, director, producer and musician
“I never tried to prove anything to someone else. I wanted to prove something to myself.”
Kobe Bryant (1978–2020) American basketball player
“It took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success.”
Lionel Messi (1987) Argentine association football player
“Some are born to sweet delight, Some are born to endless night.”
William Blake (1757–1827) English Romantic poet and artist
“Life is like a trumpet. If you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out.”
W. C. Handy (1873–1958) American blues composer and musician
Music Preservation Society biography http://www.wchandymusicfestival.org/downloads/HandyBiography.pdf <br class="br">Variant: Life is like a trumpet - if you don't put anything into it, you don't get anything out of it.
Ayrton Senna (1960–1994) Brazilian racing driver
Interview at the 1989 Australian Grand Prix, November 1989 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6brLntJE8s
“We lit the whole world up before we blew up/I still don’t know just how we screwed it up.”
Selena Gomez (1992) American singer and actress
about the relationship with Justin Bieber.
“Be an example to your men in your duty and in private life.”
Erwin Rommel (1891–1944) German field marshal of World War II
Address as Director of the Military School in Weiner Neustadt at the passing out parade of the 1938 class of cadets.
A note by General Bayerlein in the Rommel Papers (1953), edited by Basil Henry Liddell Hart. p. 241.[[War without Hate ]]
Context: Be an example to your men in your duty and in private life. Never spare yourself, and let the troops see that you don't, in your endurance of fatigue and privation. Always be tactful and well-mannered and teach your subordinates to be the same. Avoid excessive sharpness or harshness of voice, which usually indicates the man who has shortcomings of his own to hide.