My daughter teases me once in a while saying, Remember when you used to be my mother and you had black hair?
. . . it's vastly more irksome to give up one's own way, than to hear a few impertinent remarks.
. . . men seldom risk their lives where an escape is without hope of recompense.
the right line of conduct is the same for both sexes, though the manner in which it is pursued, may somewhat vary, and be accommodated to the strength or weakness of the different travelers.
No man is in love when he marries. He may have loved before; I have even heard he has sometimes loved after: but at the time never. There is something in the formalities of the matrimonial preparations that drive away all the little cupidons.
Wealth per se I never too much valued, and my acquaintance with its possessors has by no means increased my veneration for it.
I am tired to death! tired of every thing! I would give the universe for a disposition less difficult to please. Yet, after all, what is there to give pleasure? When one has seen one thing, one has seen every thing.
The next step in sculpture is motion.
Christina Aguilera is an incredible musician and singer.
Nothing is ever too expensive if it furthers the repertoire and artistic standards of a dance company.
If we see someone in a wheelchair, we assume they cannot walk. It may be that they can walk three, four, five steps. That, to them, means they can walk.