"As ever with modern Britain, we are let down by a vast, over-manned, over-funded, hidebound, obstructive, box-ticking and incompetent bureaucracy."

-- Frederick Forsyth

#Let Down Quotes #Modern Quotes #Boxes Quotes

“Regarding the Hall of Fame, when they decided I was going to be one of the possible candidates, when I heard that, I was so thrilled. You're always hoping for something like that.”
“[Envy not for...] Whatever difference there may appear to be in men's fortunes, there is still a certain compensation of good and ill in all, that makes them equal.”
“Perhaps people like us cannot love. Ordinary people can - that is their secret.”
“The sacrifice of pleasures is of course itself a pleasure.”

Source : Muriel Spark (2014). “Loitering with Intent”, p.42, New Directions Publishing
“My soul, you can have it. I'd sell it to the devil for another hit. I hear voices.”
“Still, not much of a reason to live, is it? The fear of being punished for killing yourself.”

Source : A.J. Hartley, David Hewson (2014). “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: A Novel”, p.52
“I think the Birmingham accent has a lot to do with that, it certainly doesn't help you when you're trying to put a point across. We also set ourselves up for it sometimes by getting drunk and doing stupid things, but I thought that was what rock 'n' roll was all about.”
“Diversity is power on the Web. Big sites may be bigger, but smaller sites will keep scoring higher for specialized topics, both in terms of their connections with users and in terms of each visit's commercial value.”

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