"The truth is that nobody is owed an apology for anything. Apologies are lovely when they happen. But they change nothing. They do not reverse actions or correct damage. They are merely nice to hear."

-- Augusten Burroughs

#Nice Quotes #Apology Quotes #Lovely Quotes

“One side of service is serving, but the other side is creating the space in oneself where the possibilities of giving one's best become feasible. If you let go of your own compulsion and greed the things you are conditioned into by your culture then the more archetypal, more universally valid, more human, more compassionate, wiser activities and thoughts can come to your mind and you can dedicate yourself to them more fully.”
“I don't think I could write a straight drama.”
“It ends a 40-year ban on exporting U.S. oil. It's changed - it's included in its cyber-security legislation - that says to private companies, hey, if you share with us your data on your cyber-attacks, your potential cyber-attacks, we'll give you liability protection. And they authorized a health care program for 9/11 responders for 75 years to cover the length of their lifespans.”

Source : "Here's What You Should Know About The $1.8 Trillion Spending Bill". Interview with Robert Siegel, wuwm.com. December 21, 2015.
“I'm afraid to go into myself and see what's going on in there.”

Source : "The Elegance of the Hedgehog". Book by Muriel Barbery, www.e-reading.club. September 2, 2013.
“As long as they are medicated the right way with the asthma medicine they won't have any problems.”
“Some days I feel like I'm only the fire hydrant to Westminster dog show.”

Source : Source: www.foxnews.com
“One man's wage increase is another man's price increase.”

Source : Harold Wilson (1971). “A personal record: the Labour Government, 1964-1970”
“Obscurity is where God sends all His favorite sons and daughters. Our society tells us that if and when we get â€˜thereâ€™â€”the job or position or degree weâ€™ve always wanted, the notoriety weâ€™ve always dreamed ofâ€”thatâ€™s when all the important stuff will start happening. Not so. All the good stuff happens in obscurity.”

Source : Jonathan Martin, Steven Furtick (2013). “Prototype: What Happens When You Discover You're More Like Jesus Than You Think?”, p.65, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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