"Was none who would be foremost To lead such dire attack; But those behind cried "Forward!" And those before cried "Back!"

-- Thomas B. Macaulay

#Confusion Quotes #Would Be Quotes #Behinds Quotes

“A friend gave me a CD of the 'Pathetique' Symphony as a Christmas present. I went home, and I put on the CD expecting to listen to Tchaikovsky. But it started 'ta ta ta taaa.' It was too long for me. I didn't understand it at first, but then I fell in love, in love, in love.”
“On the sixth day God saw He couldn't do it all, so He created ENGINEERS”
“In the first place, youâ€™re way off when you start railing at things and people instead of at yourself.”
“I don't do things lightly; I don't take a job then just phone it in - I've never done that.”
“Women keep a special corner of their hearts for sins they have never committed.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Success can corrupt; usefulness can only exalt.”
“Whatever will happen will happen, but choose your companions with care. Choose them because you like to look at them and you like the sound of their voices, and they have profound secrets in them that you wish to know. In other words, choose them because you love them. Otherwise you will not be able to bear their company for very long.”
“We have no target for the number of medals we hope to win in 2012 - yet. But we want every kid in the country to have the chance to have the best opportunities.”

Source : "Sports bodies streamlined to prepare future medal winners" by Andrew Culf, www.theguardian.com. September 16, 2005.

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