Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. – Angelique Arnauld Category: Perfection
There are no perfect men in this world, only perfect intentions. – Pen Densham, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Category: Perfection
Nothing that is complete breathes. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin Category: Perfection
Librarian is a service occupation. Gas station attendant of the mind. – Richard Powers Category: Libraries
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough to make me ambitious. – Hannah Arendt Category: Age
Now Im an old Christmas tree, the roots of which have died. They just come along and while the little needles fall off me replace them with medallions. – Orson Welles Category: Christmas