"It is the effect of scarcity; oneâ€™s rules of propriety make one thirst for the improper."

-- Mohsin Hamid

#Scarcity Quotes #Thirst Quotes #Propriety Quotes

“One can't proceed from the informal to the formal by formal means.”
“Find what you're best at and exaggerate it.”
“Many believe effective networking is done face-to-face, building a rapport with someone by looking at them in the eye, leading to a solid connection and foundational trust.”

Source : "Five Mistakes to Avoid When Networking with Twitter" by Raymond J. Arroyo, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 31, 2012.
“I think day care is terrific. Kids get to be around other kids, and they're playing, and they're teaching each other. When I was in college, my summer job was being a preschool teacher. I loved it, and after that experience, I said I can't wait to put my kid in day care because I could see how much they loved it.”
“Life's passed along to us empty. We have to make up the happiness part.”

Source : Richard Ford (2013). “Canada”, p.358, A&C Black
“You've got to think ahead from what you're about to say. I might be mad at some guy but if I say what's on my mind, it's probably not going to be good.”
“You can't talk your way out of something you behaved your way into. You have to behave your way out of it.”
“Now, for the moment, we are safe. The only kind of international violence that worries most people in the developed countries is terrorism: from imminent heart attack to a bad case of hangnail in fifteen years flat. We are very lucky people--but we need to use the time we have been granted wisely, because total war is only sleeping. All the major states are still organized for war, and all that is needed for the world to slide back into a nuclear confrontation is a twist of the kaleidoscope that shifts international relations into a new pattern of rival alliances.”

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