"Originality is never embraced as quickly as the commonplace."

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Source : Franklyn Ajaye (2002). “Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy”

Franklyn Ajaye

#Originality Quotes #Commonplace Quotes

“The mortal sickness of a mind too unhappy to be kind.”

Source : A. E. Housman (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of A. E. Housman (Illustrated)”, p.64, Delphi Classics
“While anyone who practices a religion has the right to their own religious truths, it doesn't give them the right to violate the welfare of another human or an animal. So, where necessary, it is the task of the government to intervene and curb the freedom of religion.”
“You may forget your childhood, but your childhood does not forget you.”

Source : Michael Dibdin (2008). “Medusa”, p.187, Faber & Faber
“I believe in living, I believe in birth, I believe in the sweat of love and in the fire of truth and I believe that a lost ship, steered by tired, sea sick sailors, can still be guided home to port”

Source : Assata Shakur (1987). “Assata: An Autobiography”, p.17, Zed Books
“One moves more slowly in heels. Walking fast is neither sexy nor engaging. Nobody notices the people who race around. If you're walking in heels, you've got time. It's much more attractive.”
“A total nuclear freeze is counterproductive - especially now, when technology is rapidly changing and the Soviets have some important strategic advantages.”

Source : Herman Kahn (1985). “Thinking Unth 80SP”, p.26, Simon and Schuster
“The law was given to drive us to despair over the hopelessness of ever being able to keep it.”
“I resolved that, like the sun, as long as my day lasted, I would look on the bright side of everything.”

Source : Thomas Hood, Thomas Hood (Jr.) (1867). “The Comic Poems of Thomas Hood”, p.16

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