"The angriest person in a controversy is the one most liable to be in the wrong."

-- John Tillotson

#Anger Quotes #Liable Quotes #Controversy Quotes

“Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed, great as each may be, their highest comfort given to the sorrowful is a cordial introduction into another's woe. Sorrow's the great community in which all men born of woman are members at one time or another.”
“Sick, our nature demanded to be healed; fallen, to be raised up; dead, to rise again... Closed in the darkness, it was necessary to bring us the light; captives, we awaited a Savior... Are these things minor or insignificant? Did they not move God to descend to human nature and visit it, since humanity was in so miserable and unhappy a state?”
“We live not only in a world of thoughts, but also in a world of things. Words without experience are meaningless.”

Source : Vladimir Nabokov (2011). “The Annotated Lolita: Revised and Updated”, p.255, Vintage
“Martyrdom does not consist only in dying for one's faith. Martyrdom also consists in serving God with love and purity of heart every day of one's life”
“The thing about throwing a fastball is, you want it to be easy, you want it to be effortless.”
“Before digital, I spent thirty years shooting color transparencies, which are very unforgiving of exposure. A half stop can make or break a good photo on slide film.”
“Nothing is given to you in this world, so you have to work hard.”
“I don't play with a lot of finesse. I usually play like I'm breaking out of jail!”

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