Quotes About Contrast

That's what's so cool about 'Once:' There is a layer of darker stuff, but it's balanced by this incredible light.

Living in Malibu is like being in a bubble, so discovering others that are so different from me has been incredibly gratifying.

England was incredibly dull and everything exciting seemed to be in America.

I came to America from Canada because Canada is stultifyingly boring and incredibly hypocritical.

The world at night, for much of history, was a very dark place indeed.

What we want, above all things on earth in our public men, is independence. It is one great defect in the character of the public men of America that there is that real want of independence; and, in this respect, a most marked contrast exists between public men in this country and in Great Britain.

Europe is merely powerful; India is beautiful.

I don't think England is that gray but India is like a long drone.

Quand j'arriverai chez nous ce soir, ce sera marée basse. C'est ainsi que je préfère la mer : vaincue, retirée mais hypocrite, laissant une frange de ses trésors à nu et feignant la soumission.

Dire ce que c'est la vieillesse c'est chercher à décrire la neige à des gens qui vivent sous les Tropiques. Pourquoi leur gâcher la vie sans soulager la sienne ?

Basta. Non mi parlare più. Mi fai piangere. Le tue bellissime parole servono solo, riescono solo a farmi piangere. Sei cattivo. Mi parli così, questi argomenti li cerchi e li sviluppi solo per vedermi piangere. No, non sei cattivo. Ma sei triste. Peggio che triste, sei tetro. Almeno piangessi anche tu. Sei triste e brutto. E io non voglio diventare triste, come te. Io sono bella e allegra. Lo ero.

La vostra Italy non e' la nostra Italia. Italy e' una droga leggera, spacciata in forme previdibili: colline al tramonto, olivi e limoni, vino bianco e ragazzi dai capelli neri. L'Italia, invece, e' un labirinto.

L'Italia pero' non e' un'inferno... Diciamo che e' un purgatorio insolito... Un posto capace di mandarci in bestia e in estasi nel raggio di cento metri e nel giro di dieci minuti.

He clashed his colors together like cymbals and the effect was like a lullaby.

The world of sin faces the world of grace like the reflected image of a landscape on the edge of a dark, deep stretch of water.

Every major feature of the modern United States—from racial equality to Social Security, from the Pentagon to the suburb—represents a repudiation of Jeffersonianism.

The days go by, never monotonous. Even when they appear exactly alike they are never quite the same. That is what gives life at sea its special dimension, made up of contemplation and very simple contrasts. Sea, winds, calms, sun clouds, porpoises. Peace, and the joy of being alive in harmony.

She realized that knowing someone comes from money isn't the same as witnessing the extent of it in close proximity

It's only when you drive out of London that you get the sense that most of this country is made up of countryside: wide-open fields and a sky uninterrupted by buildings.

To Harlan, New York City was as chaotic and thrilling as the three-ringed circus that came through Macon each spring. No matter which direction his head spun, there was something new and exciting to behold: white men with long beards and black hats as tall as chimney stacks; poor people begging for money; rich people walking white poodles tethered to long leather leads; blind people tapping walking sticks; fat people munching soft, salted pretzels; and middle-of-the-road people like themselves.

Our love was sweet and tart like lemonade on a sun-scorched day or the sweat that runs down your lover's face. It was bittersweet, more bitter than sweet.

Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.

Denn die einen sind im Dunkeln Und die anderen sind im Licht. Und man sieht nur die im Lichte Die im Dunkeln sieht man nicht.

He was weak on philosophy and an excellent driver, but his driving was a lot more dangerous than his philosophy.