"There's nothing the British like better than a bloke who comes from nowhere, makes it, and then gets clobbered."

-- Melvyn Bragg

#British Quotes #Blokes Quotes

“After all, the past is our only real guide to the future, and historical analogies are instruments for distilling and organizing the past and converting it to a map by which we can navigate.”
“For awhile I taped soap operas and watched them at night when I thought I might be forgetting what it was like to be human. After a while I stopped, because from the examples I saw on those shows, forgetting humanity was a good thing.”
“The very word "exist" derives from "to step forth, to stand out".”
“You have to concentrate on the swing.”
“Making a request without revealing the feeling/need takes all the joy out of other's service.”
“Nothing is ever quiet, except for fools.”
“I'm a bad man. I need to understand the past. It illuminates the present.”
“Covert Operations Report At approximately 0900 hours on Saturday, October 14, Operative Morgan was given a stern lecture by Agent Townsend, a tracking device by Agent Cameron, and a very scary look from Operative Goode. (She also got a tip that her bra strap was showing from Operative McHenry.) The Operative then undertook a basic reconnaissance mission inside a potentially hostile location. (But it wasn't as hostile as Operative Baxter was going to be if everything didn't go according to plan.)”

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