quotes of day Wednesday, September 30, 2026

“Utopia is that which is in contradiction with reality.”

“The answer to a lot of your life's questions is often in someone else's face. People's faces will tell you amazing things. Like if they are angry, or nauseous, or asleepTry to keep your mind open to possibilities and your mouth closed on matters that you don't know about. Limit your 'always' and your 'nevers.' Continue to share your heart with people even if it has been broken.”

“Every child is in a way a genius; and every genius is in a way a child.”

“We have an idea of truth, invincible to all scepticism.”

“With genuine love and compassion, another person's appearance or behavior has no affect on your attitude.”

“That's what I tell young actors. "You don't have to compromise. Go do some theater and wait for an appropriate role."”

“The person who received maximum affection from mother, that person also sort of cultivated the potential showing affection to others.”

“I am one of those who like to stay late at the cafe," the older waiter said. "With all those who do not want to go to bed. With all those who need a light for the night." "I want to go home and into bed." "We are of two different kinds," the older waiter said. He was now dressed to go home. "It is not only a question of youth and confidence although those things are very beautiful. Each night. I am reluctant to close up because there may be someone who needs the cafe.”

“Become the kind of person who brightens a room just by entering it.”

“They [the Reagan Administration] want to put street criminals in jail to make life safer for the business criminals. They're against street crime, providing that street isn't Wall Street.”

“His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.”

“One should not wish to enjoy where one does not give joy.”

“It is difficult for me to imagine what "personal liberty" the unemployed can have who go hungry and cannot find utilization of their labor.”

“The best place for a leader isn't always at the top position. It is the place where they can serve the best and add the most value to other people.”

“Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love.”