"Just as dumb creatures are snared by food, human beings would not be caught unless they had a nibble of hope."

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Source : Petronius (2015). “Delphi Complete Works of Petronius (Illustrated)”, p.779, Delphi Classics

Petronius

#Hope Quotes #Dumb Quotes #Caught Quotes

“There's some evidence that before events of mass trauma, even unpredictable ones, people begin to feel higher anxiety, often expressed in terms specific to the event.”
“Morality has been conceived up to the present in a very narrow spirit, as obedience to a law, as inner struggle between opposite laws. As for me, I declare that when I do good I obey no one, I fight no battle and win no victory. The cultivated person has only to follow the delicious incline of his or her inner impulses. Be beautiful and then do at each moment whatever your heart may inspire you to do. This is the whole of morality.”
“I always work on the theory that the audience will believe you best if you believe yourself.”
“People are struggling. They're trying to make ends meet, and they're looking for Washington to deliver for them. And they don't feel that that's been happening as quickly as it should. We share that frustration. There's no one more frustrated than President Obama.”
“He that loves the Word and the purity of its precepts cannot turn traitor.”
“The broadcasting industry definitely has changed, and I'm talking about young broadcasters who come along today, they really feel like they have to do something that's outlandish to make them stand out. They have to say something provocative that maybe they don't even really truly believe in their heart and, it's not really what their beliefs are, but they're going to sacrifice their beliefs to try to do something to gain attention.”

Source : Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com
“Everyone should understand that getting good photos is paramount to everything. You have to do what it takes and often comfort and sleep are the first casualties of an assignment.”
“We're making it more difficult to obtain the necessary ingredients to produce meth and tightening criminal penalties for those who deal in this dangerous drug.”

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