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James Garner Quote: “There’s a lot of room for…”

There’s a lot of room for error with a wound in the rear. It’s a wide target.

October 19, 2021 1928, American, April 7, James Garner, Quotes by Activists

Carol Ann Duffy Quote: “When you have a child, your…”

When you have a child, your previous life seems like someone else’s. It’s like living in a house and suddenly finding a room you didn’t know was there, full of treasure and light.

October 1, 2021 1955, British, Carol Ann Duffy, December 23, Quotes by Poets

Henri Frederic Amiel Quote: “Tell me what you feel in…”

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy.

September 28, 2021 1821, Henri Frederic Amiel, Quotes by Philosophers, September 27, Swiss

Florence Nightingale Quote: “Everything you do in a patient’s…”

Everything you do in a patient’s room, after he is ‘put up’ for the night, increases tenfold the risk of his having a bad night. But, if you rouse him up after he has fallen asleep, you do not risk – you secure him a bad night.

September 27, 2021 1820, English, Florence Nightingale, May 12, Quotes by Activists

Hernan Cortes Quote: “Among these temples there is one…”

Among these temples there is one which far surpasses all the rest, whose grandeur of architectural details no human tongue is able to describe; for within its precincts, surrounded by a lofty wall, there is room enough for a town of five hundred families.

September 5, 2021 1485, Hernan Cortes, Quotes by Leaders, Spanish

Blaise Pascal Quote: “All men’s miseries derive from not…”

All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.

August 28, 2021 1623, Blaise Pascal, French, June 19, Quotes by Philosophers

William Butler Yeats Quote: “Out of Ireland have we come…”

Out of Ireland have we come, great hatred, little room, maimed us at the start. I carry from my mother’s womb a fanatic heart.

July 15, 2021 1865, Irish, June 13, Quotes by Poets, William Butler Yeats

Laurie Lee Quote: “But our waking life, and our…”

But our waking life, and our growing years, were for the most part spent in the kitchen, and until we married, or ran away, it was the common room we shared.

July 13, 2021 1914, English, June 26, Laurie Lee, Quotes by Poets

Mahmoud Darwish Quote: “Exile is more than a geographical…”

Exile is more than a geographical concept. You can be an exile in your homeland, in your own house, in a room.

June 22, 2021 1941, Mahmoud Darwish, March 13, Palestinian, Quotes by Poets

Sophie Hannah Quote: “With me, even if my life…”

With me, even if my life depended on it, I wouldn’t be able to cry. Not with somebody there. Because even if I’m talking about bad and upsetting things, if there is somebody else in the room, I am trying to entertain them. If there is somebody there, I am in performance mode. I can only cry if I am on my own.

May 22, 2021 1971, British, Quotes by Poets, Sophie Hannah

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