"Open the history of the past at whatsoever page you will and there you shall find coincidence at work bringing about events that the merest chance might have averted. Indeed, coincidence may be defined as the tool used by Fate to shape the destinies of men and nations."

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Source : Rafael Sabatini (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Rafael Sabatini (Illustrated)”, p.3115, Delphi Classics

Rafael Sabatini

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“A teacher can do very little for a pupil and should only be thankful if he don't hinder him, and the greater the master, mostly the less he can say.”

Source : Henry Adams, Thomas Eakins (2005). “Eakins Revealed: The Secret Life of an American Artist”, p.150, Oxford University Press on Demand
“I wasn't getting invited to any board meetings. I had to kick the door down.”
“It is easier for a man to burn down his own house than to get rid of his prejudices.”
“A lunch date is more fun than a dinner date; you're not tired. It's a secret that not a lot of other parents told me about.”
“I was always a bit reluctant with anything like fame and the limelight and it didn't sit very well with me, although I love singing and writing.”
“Very rarely will I say nice things about myself because that'll only lead to self-esteem, but the podcast is something I'm really proud of and I think I'm putting out a great product.”

Source : Interview with Guy MacPherson, www.guymacpherson.ca. September 11, 2008.
“I always say if you're going to do a movie about Charles de Gaulle get a Frenchman, you know. I'm not French. And yeah, sure I could get with a dialect coach and work for six months trying to talk like a Frenchman. But there's some French actors. Just get one of them, you know.”
“The trick is to never lose hope!”

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