"well with me now is Geoffrey Robinson. He was once voted 'After-dinner Speaker of the Year', so if you've had your tea, you're in for a treat"

-- Eddie Mair

#Years Quotes #Tea Quotes #Dinner Quotes

“With Cats, some say, one rule is true: Donâ€™t speak till you are spoken to. Myself, I do not hold with that â€” I say, you should ad-dress a Cat. But always keep in mind that he Resents familiarity. I bow, and taking off my hat, Ad-dress him in this form: O Cat! But if he is the Cat next door, Whom I have often met before (He comes to see me in my flat) I greet him with an oopsa Cat! I think I've heard them call him James â€” But we've not got so far as names.”
“Ageism works in both directions. As a teenager in the public eye, people would talk condescendingly to me. When you get older there's this feeling that you have to start carving up your face and body. Right now I'm in the middle ground - I think women in their thirties are taken seriously.”
“Initially, I had two thoughts. First, this is a very large conspiracy; and second, our children in Washington. We knew there were a few unidentified planes that may have been headed for the White House or the Capitol Building.”
“Can anything good come of a backward way of thinking like judging someone based on skin color? No way.”

Source : "A Letter for McCain Supporters’ Eyes Only" by Adam McKay, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 3, 2008.
“Any success matters to me.”

Source : Source: youknowigotsoul.com
“Being a nerd is not about what you love, it's about how you love it.”

Source : Twitter post from Apr 30, 2013
“It is not necessary for all men to be great in action. The greatest and sublimest power is often simple patience.”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, (p. 443), 1895.
“The scenery was very beautiful. But I did not see The Great Wall [of China].”

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