"What holds the world together, as I have……" — Henry Miller
"What holds the world together, as I have learned from bitter experience, is sexual intercourse."
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261 Quotes by Henry Miller
Henry Miller has 261 quotes on this site.
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...the wise man knows that every experience is to be viewed as a blessing.
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The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer, the opposite of the idealist.…
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The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough is…
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The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.
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An artist is always alone - if he is an artist. No, what the artist needs is loneliness.
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If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.
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Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich,…
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We have two American flags always: one for the rich and one for the poor. When the rich fly it…
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The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably…
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I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive.
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Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: it comes and goes. But if…
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Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.
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More Bitter Quotes
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one of 1,231 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
— Aristotle
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I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard.
— Billie Joe Armstrong
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Here is the rule to remember in the future, When anything tempts you to be bitter: not, 'This is a…
— Marcus Aurelius
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Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter.
— Francis Bacon
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Bitter experience has taught us how fundamental our values are and how great the mission they represent.
— Jan Peter Balkenende
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Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin. Kings have no brothers, no sons, no mother!
— Honore de Balzac
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I guess I do have a childlike sense of fun, and although I still have my dark days, I'm generally…
— Drew Barrymore
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I am never writing a breakup record again, by the way. I'm done with being a bitter witch.
— Adele
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There's a lot of bitterness, there's a lot of anger out there. We all have to work hard to heal…
— Allen Boyd
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People say you should read your criticism because it will make you a better person but it doesn't. It just…
— Jo Brand
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Hurt leads to bitterness, bitterness to anger, travel too far that road and the way is lost.
— Terry Brooks
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Amsterdam has more than 150 canals and 1,250 bridges, but it never seems crowded, nor bent and bitter from fleecing…
— Julie Burchill
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