The paradox is really the pathos of intellectual life and just as only great souls are exposed to passions it is only the great thinker who is exposed to what I call paradoxes, which are nothing else than grandiose thoughts in embryo. Soren Kierkegaard callembryoexpose share on social
I want to lead the Victorian life, surrounded by exquisite clutter. Freddie Mercury clutterexquisitelead Change image and share on social
The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions - the little, soon forgotten charities of a kiss or a smile, a kind look or heartfelt compliment. Samuel Taylor Coleridge charitycomplimentforget Change image and share on social
As my dad said, you have an obligation to leave the world better than how you found it. And he also reminded us to be givers in this life, and not takers. Phil Crane dadfindgiver Change image and share on social
But when it really happens I'm very fascinated, I'm waiting for the moment, because the moment where life abandons you and death steps in, that moment must be fantastic, no? Nastassja Kinski abandondeathfantastic Change image and share on social
The accident was a horrible thing - but that horrible thing made Chris, at the end of his life, Superman. It's a happy irony if there is such a thing. I'm proud to have known him. Morgan Freeman accidentchrisend Change image and share on social
I've always kind of ripped from real life to some degree or at least how I'm feeling in the moment. Kevin Smith degreefelthave Change image and share on social
The poet begins where the man ends. The man's lot is to live his human life, the poet's to invent what is nonexistent. Jose Ortega y Gasset beginendhuman Change image and share on social
An 'unemployed' existence is a worse negation of life than death itself. Jose Ortega y Gasset badlydeathexistence Change image and share on social
I think the moments that are difficult for anybody are when you see what your life could be, if only you had the courage to take the steps needed. John Slattery couragedifficultlife Change image and share on social
