"My father was an extraordinary man."

-- Nicolas Roeg

#Father Quotes #Men Quotes #Extraordinary Quotes

“I know right a way there's a person that's very insecure; that he's trying to out do me. And, ah, like I was saying before, if you give one-hundred percent of your best, and you may have fault, but there is nothing you can do, because you gave one-hundred percent.”
“The first aim of a good college is not to teach books, but the meaning and purpose of life. Hard study and the learning of books are only a means to this end. We develop power and courage and determination and we go out to achieve Truth, Wisdom and Justice. If we do not come to this, the cost of schooling is wasted.”
“History is prone to mistakes in identity, and facts are not always solid things.”

Source : Sarah Churchwell (2013). “Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great Gatsby”, p.70, Hachette UK
“I don't need someone with a hot body. He can be fat or overweight and have a belly. It's very much about style and substance and humor, interest, curiosity and really being smart.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The aura of uninvincibility has gone, if there is such a word.”
“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”
“A wedding invitation is a gift subpoena.”

Source : "Panel Round Two". "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!", www.npr.org. February 16, 2013.
“I think you have to proactively seek out things that inspire you and consume as much of those things as possible.”

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