Freddie Mercury :
I fall in love far too quickly and end up getting hurt all the time. I've got scars all over. But I can't help myself because basically I'm a softie I have this hard, macho shell ~which I project on stage but there's a much softer side. too, which melts like butter.
#
Men
#
Love
#
Age and Aging
Gift it
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=98844&author=Freddie Mercury"e=I+fall+in+love+far+too+quickly+and+end+up+getting+hurt+all+the+time.+I%27ve+got+scars+all+over.+But+I+can%27t+help+myself+because+basically+I%27m+a+softie+I+have+this+hard%2C+macho+shell+%7Ewhich+I+project+on+stage+but+there%27s+a+much+softer+side.+too%2C+which+melts+like+butter.%0A&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F14582%2FFreddie_Mercury_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=71329&author=Bertolt Brecht"e=The+rain%0ANever+falls+upwards.%0AWhen+the+wound%0AStops+hurting%0AWhat+hurts+is%0AThe+scar.%0A&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F135%2FBertolt_Brecht_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=103113&author=Rosa Parks"e=Have+you+ever+been+hurt+and+the+place+tries+to+heal+a+bit%2C+and+you+just+pull+the+scar+off+of+it+over+and+over+again.&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F7345%2FRosa+Parks_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=12506&author=Olive Schreiner"e=++The+troubles+of+the+young+are+soon+over%3B+they+leave+no+external+mark.+If+you+wound+the+tree+in+its+youth+the+bark+will+quickly+cover+the+gash%3B+but+when+the+tree+is+very+old%2C+peeling+the+bark+off%2C+and+looking+carefully%2C+you+will+see+the+scar+there+still.+All+that+is+buried+is+not+dead.&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F1184%2FOlive+Schreiner_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=23343&author=Lena Olin"e=++Every+time+I+get+a+script+it%27s+a+matter+of+trying+to+know+what+I+could+do+with+it.+I+see+colors%2C+imagery.+It+has+to+have+a+smell.+It%27s+like+falling+in+love.+You+can%27t+give+a+reason+why.&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F5398%2FLena+Olin_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=90206&author=Judith Jamison"e=I+can%27t+really+hear+the+audience+applause+when+I%27m+on+stage.+I%27m+totally+immersed+in+the+piece.+But+sometimes+I+get+a+lot+of+it+and+wonder%2C+%22Now%2C+why+did+they+applaud+here%3F%22+If+it%27s+a+white+crowd%2C+they+usually+applaud+because+they+think+it%27s+a+pretty+movement.+If+it%27s+a+black+crowd%2C+it%27s+usually+because+they+identify+with+the+message.%0A&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F14231%2FJudith+Jamison_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=82466&author=Patrick Fitzgerald"e=Let+me+then+ask+your+next+question%3A+Well%2C+why+is+this+a+leak+investigation+that+doesn%27t+result+in+a+charge%3F+I%27ve+been+trying+to+think+about+how+to+explain+this%2C+so+let+me+try.+I+know+baseball+analogies+are+the+fad+these+days.+Let+me+try+something.%0AIf+you+saw+a+baseball+game+and+you+saw+a+pitcher+wind+up+and+throw+a+fastball+and+hit+a+batter+right+smack+in+the+head%2C+and+it+really%2C+really+hurt+them%2C+you%27d+want+to+know+why+the+pitcher+did+that.+And+you%27d+wonder+whether+or+not+the+person+just+reared+back+and+decided%2C+%22I%27ve+got+bad+blood+with+this+batter.+He+hit+two+home+runs+off+me.+I%27m+just+going+to+hit+him+in+the+head+as+hard+as+I+can.%22%0AYou+also+might+wonder+whether+or+not+the+pitcher+just+let+go+of+the+ball+or+his+foot+slipped%2C+and+he+had+no+idea+to+throw+the+ball+anywhere+near+the+batter%27s+head.+And+there%27s+lots+of+shades+of+gray+in+between.%0AYou+might+learn+that+you+wanted+to+hit+the+batter+in+the+back+and+it+hit+him+in+the+head+because+he+moved.+You+might+want+to+throw+it+under+his+chin%2C+but+it+ended+up+hitting+him+on+the+head.%0AAnd+what+you%27d+want+to+do+is+have+as+much+information+as+you+could.+You%27d+want+to+know%3A+What+happened+in+the+dugout%3F+Was+this+guy+complaining+about+the+person+he+threw+at%3F+Did+he+talk+to+anyone+else%3F+What+was+he+thinking%3F+How+does+he+react%3F+All+those+things+you%27d+want+to+know.%0AAnd+then+you%27d+make+a+decision+as+to+whether+this+person+should+be+banned+from+baseball%2C+whether+they+should+be+suspended%2C+whether+you+should+do+nothing+at+all+and+just+say%2C+%22Hey%2C+the+person+threw+a+bad+pitch.+Get+over+it.%22%0AIn+this+case%2C+it%27s+a+lot+more+serious+than+baseball.+And+the+damage+wasn%27t+to+one+person.+It+wasn%27t+just+Valerie+Wilson.+It+was+done+to+all+of+us.%0AAnd+as+you+sit+back%2C+you+want+to+learn%3A+Why+was+this+information+going+out%3F+Why+were+people+taking+this+information+about+Valerie+Wilson+and+giving+it+to+reporters%3F+Why+did+Mr.+Libby+say+what+he+did%3F+Why+did+he+tell+Judith+Miller+three+times%3F+Why+did+he+tell+the+press+secretary+on+Monday%3F+Why+did+he+tell+Mr.+Cooper%3F+And+was+this+something+where+he+intended+to+cause+whatever+damage+was+caused%3F%0AOr+did+they+intend+to+do+something+else+and+where+are+the+shades+of+gray%3F%0AAnd+what+we+have+when+someone+charges+obstruction+of+justice%2C+the+umpire+gets+sand+thrown+in+his+eyes.+He%27s+trying+to+figure+what+happened+and+somebody+blocked+their+view.%0A&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F13903%2FPatrick_Fitzgerald_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=93454&author=Stephen King"e=%22I%27m+rightly+tired+of+the+pain+I+hear+and+feel%2C+boss.+I%27m+tired+of+bein+on+the+road%2C+lonely+as+a+robin+in+the+rain.+Not+never+havin+no+buddy+to+go+on+with+or+tell+me+where+we%27s+comin+from+or+goin+to+or+why.+I%27m+tired+of+people+bein+ugly+to+each+other.+It+feels+like+pieces+of+glass+in+my+head.+I%27m+tired+of+all+the+times+I%27ve+wanted+to+help+and+couldn%27t.%22+I%27m+tired+of+bein+in+the+dark.+Mostly+it%27s+the+pain.+There%27s+too+much.+If+I+could+end+it%2C+I+would.+But+I+cain%27t.&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F330%2FStephen+King_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=12501&author=Leonard Cohen"e=++Children+show+scars+like+medals.+Lovers+use+them+as+secrets+to+reveal.+A+scar+is+what+happens+when+the+word+is+made+flesh.&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F2170%2FLeonard+Cohen_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=100162&author=James Montgomery"e=Gashed+with+honourable+scars%2C%0ALow+in+Glory%27s+lap+they+lie%3B%0AThough+they+fell%2C+they+fell+like+stars%2C%0AStreaming+splendour+through+the+sky.%0A&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F7944%2FJames_Montgomery_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=12499&author=Albert Camus"e=++To+live+is+to+hurt+others%2C+and+through+others%2C+to+hurt+oneself.+Cruel+earth%21+How+can+we+manage+not+to+touch+anything%3F+To+find+what+ultimate+exile%3F&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F144%2FAlbert_Camus_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=98834&author=Freddie Mercury"e=You+can+have+everything+in+the+world+and+still+be+the+loneliest+man.+And+that+is+the+most+bitter+type+of+loneliness%2C+success+has+brought+me+world+idolisation+and+millions+of+pounds.+But+it%27s+prevented+me+from+having+the+one+thing+we+all+need%3A+A+loving%2C+ongoing+relationship.%0A&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F14582%2FFreddie_Mercury_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=98836&author=Freddie Mercury"e=By+the+way%2C+I+do+not+wear+a+hose.+My+hose+is+my+own.+No+coke+bottle%2C+nothing+stuffed+down+there.%0A&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F14582%2FFreddie_Mercury_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=98838&author=Freddie Mercury"e=I%27m+so+powerful+on+stage+that+I+seem+to+have+created+a+monster.+When+I%27m+performing+I%27m+an+extrovert%2C+yet+inside+I%27m+a+completely+different+man.%0A&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F14582%2FFreddie_Mercury_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=98840&author=Freddie Mercury"e=The+concept+of+Queen+is+to+be+regal+and+majestic.+Glamour+is+part+of+us%2C+and+we+want+to+be+dandy.%0A&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F14582%2FFreddie_Mercury_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=98841&author=Freddie Mercury"e=I+like+people+to+go+away+from+a+Queen+show+feeling+fully+entertained.+I+think+Queen+songs+are+pure+escapism%2C+like+going+to+see+a+good+film.%0A&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F14582%2FFreddie_Mercury_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=98842&author=Freddie Mercury"e=In+terms+of+love%2C+you%27re+not+in+control+and+I+hate+that+feeling.+I+seem+to+write+a+lot+of+sad+songs+because+I%27m+a+very+tragic+person.+But+there%27s+always+an+element+of+humour+at+the+end.%0A&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F14582%2FFreddie_Mercury_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=98843&author=Freddie Mercury"e=I%27m+possessed+by+love--but+isn%27t+everybody%3F+Most+of+my+songs+are+love+ballads+and+things+to+do+with+sadness+and+torture+and+pain.%0A&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F14582%2FFreddie_Mercury_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=98845&author=Freddie Mercury"e=I+can%E2%80%99t+win.+Love+is+Russian+roulette+for+me.+No+one+loves+the+real+me+inside.+they%27re+all+in+love+with+my+fame%2C+my+stardom.%0A&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F14582%2FFreddie_Mercury_64x64.png){kind=link}
![Powerpoint](http://www.iwise.com/downloadPPT.php?quote_id=98846&author=Freddie Mercury"e=All+my+lovers+asked+me+why+they+couldn%27t+replace+Mary+%28Austin%29+but+it%27s+simply+impossible.+The+only+friend+I%27ve+got+is+Mary+and+I+don%27t+want+anybody+else.+To+me%2C+she+was+my+common-law+wife.+To+me%2C+it+was+a+marriage.+We+believe+in+each+other%2C+that%27s+enough+for+me.+I+couldn%27t+fall+in+love+with+a+man+the+same+way+as+I+have+with+Mary.%0A&image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iwise.com%2FauthorIcons%2F14582%2FFreddie_Mercury_64x64.png){kind=link}