"The negroes are lovers of ludicrous actions, and hence all their ceremonies seem farcical."

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Source : "Curiosities of Literature". Book by Isaac D'Israeli, 1791 - 1834.

Isaac D'Israeli

#Action Quotes #Lovers Quotes #Ceremony Quotes

“For me, The Kite Runner became about a guy whoâ€™s emotionally shut down because he hasnâ€™t confronted his past.”
“I think that cable TV is a great venue to do something interesting.”
“A gossip is someone who's the knife of the party.”
“A neurotic is a man who builds a castle in the air. A psychotic is the man who lives in it. A psychiatrist is the man who collects the rent.”
“I do not like Melbourne in its present state.”

Source : William John Wills (1863). “A Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia: From Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria”, p.20, London : R. Bentley
“I read in the newspapers they are going to have 30 minutes of intellectual stuff on television every Monday from 7:30 to 8. to educate America. They couldn't educate America if they started at 6:30.”
“As you know, in most areas of science, there are long periods of beginning before we really make progress.”

Source : "Art, Mind And Brain Intersect In Kandel's Vienna". "Science Friday" with Ira Flatow, www.npr.org. March 30, 2012.
“In 'Three Cups of Tea' I was fairly critical of the military. And I mentioned that they're laptop warriors and there's no boots on the ground. But I can say now that they've gone through a tremendous learning curve.”

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