Charles Palliser famous quotes

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  • Like most parents, I've been stumped by homework, the big questions, such as: 'What is the point of geography - the pilot always knows where we are going?'. Answer: 'If you didn't know any geography, people would think you were an American, and you wouldn't be able to put them right because you wouldn't know where they live.'

  • Facts are what pedantic, dull people have instead of opinions.

  • God does not so much want us to do things as to let people see what He can do.

  • Once a leader delegates, he should show utmost confidence in the people he has entrusted.

  • People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.

  • People who deal with life generously and large-heartedly go on multiplying relationships to the end.

  • Money has no color. If you can build a better mousetrap, it won't matter whether you're black or white. People will buy it.

  • You can't help the poor by being one of them.

  • Doom very evenly! Do not doom one doom to the rich; another to the poor! Nor doom one doom to your friend; another to your foe!

  • Actors never say they're poor. They're always broke. It's always just temporary. 'Broke' is 'poor with hope'.