"As a little boy of eleven I entered the Cadet Corps. I was not particularly eager to become a Cadet, but my father wished it. So my wishes were not consulted."

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Source : Manfred Von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.28, Pen and Sword

Manfred von Richthofen

#Father Quotes #Boys Quotes #Wish Quotes

“As Luxenberg's work has only recently been published we must await its scholarly assessment before we can pass any judgements. But if his analysis is correct then suicide bombers, or rather prospective martyrs, would do well to abandon their culture of death, and instead concentrate on getting laid 72 times in this world, unless of course they would really prefer chilled or white raisins, according to their taste, in the next.”

Source : "Virgins? What virgins?" by Ibn Warraq, www.theguardian.com. January 11, 2002.
“There is scarcely an aspect of the American character to which humor is not related, few which in some sense it has not governed. ... It is a lawless element, full of surprises.”
“This worked out perfectly for me in college, because what nineteen-year-old Virginia boy doesn't want a wide-hipped, sarcastic Greek girl with short hair that's permed on top? What's that you say? None of them want that? You are correct.”
“Failure will never stand int he way of success if you learn from it.”
“I got 304's in 310 on Section 8, with multiple 187's... Sport a Marilyn Manson t-shirt when I die and go to heaven.”
“The love of your life won't be the man you end up with, and you'll always compare the two.”

Source : Kristan Higgins (2013). “The Best Man”, p.199, HQN Books
“I didn't have a lot of communication with Elvis. You had to go through a barricade to get to Elvis. It was people hanging on every word, and I felt very uncomfortable a lot of times.”
“When you grow up poor, you have to either work really hard to try and get where you want to be, or you'll just stay put.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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