"She knew this man's smile, his gentle..." - Quote by Antoine De Saint Exupery
She knew this man's smile, his gentle ways of love, but not his godlike fury in the storm. She might snare him in a fragile net of music, love and flowers, but, at each departure, he would break forth without, it seemed to her, the least regret.
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“But certainly, for us who understand life, figures are a matter of indifference.”
“The notion of looking on at life has always been hateful to me. What am I if I am not a participant? In order to be, I must participate.”
“The friend within the man is that part of him which belongs to you and opens to you a door which never, perhaps, is opened to another. Such a friend is true, and all he says is true; and he loves you even if he hates you in other mansions of his heart.”
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“Where does the family start? It starts with a young man falling in love with a girl - no superior alternative has yet been found.”
“Aimer, ce n'est point nous regarder l'un l'autre,mais regarder ensemble dans la meme direction.English Translation:To love is not to look at each other,But to look together in the same direction.”
“The giving of love and understanding is an education in itself.”
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“They were offered the choice between becoming kings or the couriers of kings. The way children would, they all wanted to be couriers. Therefore there are only couriers who hurry about the world, shouting to each other - since there are no kings - messages that have become meaningless. They would like to put an end to this miserable life of theirs but they dare not because of their oaths of service.”
“We don't hide our space program. We don't keep secrets and cover things up. We do it all up front and in public. That's the way freedom is, and we wouldn't change it for a minute.”
“Let us each of us now embrace with solemn duty, and awesome joy, what is our lasting birthright. With common effort and common purpose, with passion and dedication, let us answer the call of history and carry into an uncertain future that precious light of freedom.”