Quote by John Updike
What art offers is space — a certain breathing room for the

What art offers is space — a certain breathing room for the spirit. – John Updike

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A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world. – John Updike

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Leadership
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Celebrity is a mask that eats into the face. As soon as one is aware of being somebody, to be watched and listened to with extra interest, input ceases, and the performer goes blind and deaf in his overanimation. One can either see or be seen. – John Updike

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Celebrity
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Now that I am sixty, I see why the idea of elder wisdom has passed from currency. – John Updike

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Wisdom
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Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. – Thích Nhất Hạnh

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Listen, are you breathing just a little and calling it a life? – Mary Oliver

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The wisest one-word sentence? Breathe. – Terri Guillemets

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Breathing

He lives most life whoever breathes most air. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other peoples families. The only family that ever horrifies you is your own. – Doug Coupland

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The more sins you confess, the more books you will sell. – Proverb

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A paranoid is someone who knows a little of whats going on. – William S. Burroughs

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A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is a reality. – Yoko Ono

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