"I’ve got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." ― Thomas Carlyle Topic(s): Freedom Tags: ambition, great More From Thomas Carlyle "Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together." "Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil; for which reason I have long since as good as renounced it." "I don’t pretend to understand the Universe – it’s a great deal bigger than I am." More In Freedom "It’s said in Hollywood that you should always forgive your enemies – because you never know when you’ll have to work with them."― Lana Turner "Comedy is not funny. Comedy is hard work and timing and lots and lots of rehearsals."― Larry Hagman "The arc of American history almost inevitably moves toward freedom. Whether it’s Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation, the expansion of women’s rights or, now, gay rights, I think there is an almost-inevitable march toward greater civil liberties."― James McGreevey