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«As one went to Europe to see the living past, so one must visit Southern California to observe the future.»
«Childhood sometimes does pay a second visit to man, youth never»
Author: Anna Jameson (Essayist) | About: Childhood | Keywords: second childhood, visit
«In a few days they are on the walls of the recipients, mementos of a once-in-a-lifetime visit to the president of the United States, pretty good cementers of future support.»
«If no thought your mind does visit, Make your speech not too explicit»
Author: Piet Hein (Inventor) | About: Mind | Keywords: explicit, visit
«It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit will be free is a bit like a fox telling chickens he will not bite them until they cross the threshold of the hen house.»
«Gratitude is a twofold love / love coming to visit us, and love running out to greet a welcome guest.»
«A woman would rather visit her own grave than the place where she has been young and beautiful after she is aged and ugly.»
Author: Thomas Hardy (Novelist, Poet) | About: Women | Keywords: aged, visit
«In Lowell, Indiana, there was a four-hour hostage standoff in a bank. The bank customers were made to line up and stand still for hours . . . just like in a regular visit.»
«Centuries ago, sailors on long voyages used to leave a pair of pigs on every deserted island. Or they'd leave a pair of goats. Either way, on any future visit, the island would be a source of meat. These islands, they were pristine. These were home to breeds of birds with no natural predators. Breeds of birds that lived nowhere else on earth. The plants there, without enemies they evolved without thorns or poisons. Without predators and enemies, these islands, they were paradise. The sailors, the next time they visited these islands, the only things still there would be herds of goats or pigs. .... Does this remind you of anything? Maybe the ol' Adam and Eve story? .... You ever wonder when God's coming back with a lot of barbecue sauce?»
«A letter is an unannounced visit, the postman the agent of rude surprises. One ought to reserve an hour a week for receiving letters and afterwards take a bath.»