Brazilian Poetry Quotes

#1. There is only one thing worse than boredom, and that is the fear of boredom.

Emile M. Cioran

#2.
Who knows what death, anxiety of the living,
Who knows what loneliness, end of the loving
I could say to myself of the love (I had):
Let it not be immortal, since it is flame
But let it be infinite while it lasts.

Vinicius De Moraes

#3. When you have parents who are a little out of their minds, somebody has to take responsibility.

Shannon Woodward

#4. When I was in my teens, I thought, 'Would I like to try and work hard at being an actor, or do I want to work hard at doing something musical?' Acting won out, but I do really enjoy those moments where I get to just belt something out.

Emilia Clarke

#5. O deaf and mute
and blind and beautiful and interminable rose
who into time, attar and verse transmute

Cecilia Meireles

#6. Praise is the beauty of a Christian. What wings are to a bird, what fruit is to the tree, what the rose is to the thorn, that is praise to a child of God.

Charles Spurgeon

#7. The most important thing in terms of your circle of competence is not how large the area of it is, but how well you've defined the perimeter.

Warren Buffett

#8. For me, giving thanks is a sign of appreciation and gratitude that also brings about a deep sense of peace.

Wally Amos

#9. I think anyone who has an opinion, and voices it, will offend someone.

Peter Steele

#10. I would like to have won more golf tournaments. But I wouldn't sacrifice my life. I've enjoyed it. I'd love to do it again the same way.

Arnold Palmer

#11. ...words--
a flock of birds in a tree
at nightfall.

Cassiano Ricardo

#12. The loner may be respected, but he is always resented by his colleagues, for he seems to be passing a critical judgment on them, when he may be simply making a limiting statement about himself.

Sydney J. Harris