The first duty of man is to conquer fear he must get rid of it, he cannot act till then. – Thomas Carlyle

The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss. – Thomas Carlyle
Silence is as deep as eternity; speech, shallow as time. – Thomas Carlyle
Random Quotes
After my second-to-last record, The Greatest, I had gone on tour for a while, and I didnt play an instrument for about five years. And I got kind of – its not self-esteem or whatever, or anger toward myself – but disappointed in myself that I hadnt been challenging myself to learn musically. – Cat Power
When I was a child I asked my mother what homosexuality was about and she said – and this was 100 years ago in Germany and she was very open-minded – Its like hair color. Its nothing. Some people are blond and some people have dark hair. Its not a subject. This was a very healthy attitude. – Karl Lagerfeld