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Them Quotes by Samuel Beckett
- Let me go to hell, that's all I ask, and go on cursing them there, and them look down and hear me, that might take…
- I have my faults, but changing my tune is not one of them.
- I am interested in the shape of ideas even if I do not believe in them. There is a wonderful sentence in Augustine . .…
- I know those little phrases that seem so innocuous, and, once you let them in, pollute the whole of speech. 'Nothing is more real than…
- I marshalled the words and opened my mouth, thinking I would hear them. But all I heard was a kind of rattle, unintelligible even to…
- Perhaps my best years are gone. When there was a chance of happiness. But I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me…
- Memories are killing. So you must not think of certain things, of those that are dear to you, or rather you must think of them,…
- I hope I am not too old to take it up seriously, nor too stupid about machines to qualify as a commercial pilot. I do…
- I asked her to look at me and after a few moments - (pause) - after a few moments she did, but the eyes just…
- VLADIMIR: What do they say? ESTRAGON: They talk about their lives. VLADIMIR: To have lived is not enough for them. ESTRAGON: They have to talk…
- The blind have no notion of time. The things of time are hidden from them too.
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- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
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- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
- Stories surge up out of nowhere, and if they feel compelling, you follow them. You let them unfold inside you and see… — Paul Auster