"Lord Randolph Churchill was the chief mourner at his own protracted funeral."

-- Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery

#Funeral Quotes #Lord Quotes #Chiefs Quotes

“My favorite part of a roller-coaster ride is when you're going up and you're slightly scared and really excited. You don't know what's coming next but you know it's going to be good. You can't handle it, go on the carousel”
“That external struggle mirrors the struggle of this life force of energy that [princess Margaret] was.”
“Look at that sea, girls--all silver and shadow and vision of things not seen. We couldn't enjoy its loveliness any more if we had millions of dollars and ropes of diamonds.”
“Even in the era of AIDS, sex raises no unique moral issues at all. Decisions about sex may involve considerations about honesty, concern for others, prudence, and so on, but there is nothing special about sex in this respect, for the same could be said of decisions about driving a car. (In fact, the moral issues raised by driving a car, both from an environmental and from a safety point of view, are much more serious than those raised by sex.)”
“It is Godâ€™s passionate pursuit of us that calls us to prayer.”
“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

Source : Le Petit Prince ch. 21 (1943)
“Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.”
“I am the shortest and least funny person in my family.”

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