"His time was past, her handmaid Irri declared. No man should live longer than his teeth."

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George R. R. Martin

#Past Quotes #Men Quotes #Teeth Quotes

“Self-preservation is the first principle of our nature.”
“The idea that the UN system could provide real leadership on the great development challenges will strain credulity in some quarters.”
“A thousand fools believe a lie, and it's good as truth.”

Source : Joan Slonczewski (2000). “A Door Into Ocean”, p.30, Macmillan
“If thou hast no inferiors, have patience awhile, and thou shalt have no superiors. The grave requires no marshal.”
“People call me the painter of dancing girls. It has never occurred to them that my chief interest in dancers lies in rendering movement and painting pretty clothes.”

Source : Edgar Degas, Russell Ash (1992). “Degas' Ballet Dancers”, Universe Pub
“I donâ€™t think there's ever been a point in my career where I've said, 'I've made it.' What does that mean, 'I've made it?' Made it to what? If you say, 'I've made it.' then are you finished? I don't want to be finished. I don't want to quit.”
“It is shameful that millions of Americans are suffering the economic injustice of working a full-time job and earning a wage that leaves them below the poverty line.”
“Now when I enter a carriage, it almost empties. But there's always one brave enough to stay.”

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