"Pardon me," I answered, as I placed a bundle of straw upon the fire and slightly stirred it. Then I turned quickly but already we had passed out of sight of La Muette. Astonished I cast a glance towards the river. I perceived the confluence of the Oise. And naming the principal bends of the river by the places nearest them, I cried, "Passy, St. Germain, St. Denis, Sevres!""

-- Francois Laurent d'Arlandes

#Airplane Quotes #Fire Quotes #Sight Quotes

“The fickle populace always change with the prince.”
“The growth of modern constitutional government compels for its successful practice the exercise of reason and considerate judgment by the individual citizens who constitute the electorate.”

Source : Elihu Root (1916). “Addresses on International Subjects”
“Never brag, never bluster, never blush.”
“If you stick to your work it will take care of you somehow.”
“The first 50 years are for learning, and the second 50 years are for living. Life just begins when you're in your 50s.”
“I steal props from SNL a great deal. Almost every sketch Im in, I try to grab something from it, so I have a storage space full of props.”
“I can tell you that what you're looking for is already inside you.”

Source : Anne Lamott (2006). “Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith”, p.304, Penguin
“The bottom line is not money but some sort of demonic compulsion that drives these people to lash out against Jesus Christ, against Christians, and against anyone who holds to a sincere belief in God, in spite of the fact that it is going to cost them tens of millions of dollars to do it. They are driven to 'make a statement' regardless of the consequences.”

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