"That's all very well as an abstract moral principle, Avril, a coffee-table theoretical construct, but there's no denying the sheer gratuitous pleasure to be derived from seeing members of the ruling class in pain and torment."

-- Irvine Welsh

#Pain Quotes #Coffee Quotes #Class Quotes

“No man that good-looking could be a bachelor. Life wasn't that kind.”

Source : Gaelen Foley (2006). “The Duke”, p.69, Ballantine Books
“Water is the most critical resource issue of our lifetime and our children's lifetime. The health of our waters is the principal measure of how we live on the land.”
“Parental love is not contingent on the talents and attributes the child happens to have. We choose our friends and spouses at least partly on the basis of qualities we find attractive. But we do not choose our children. Their qualities are unpredictable, and even the most conscientious parents cannot be held wholly responsible for the kind of child they have. That is why parenthood, more than other human relationships, teaches what the theologian William F. May calls an â€œopenness to the unbidden.”
“There are more books in the world than hours in which to read them. We are thus deeply influenced by books we haven't read, that we haven't had the time to read.”
“I am a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.”
“There is more felicity on the far side of baldness than young men can possibly imagine.”

Source : Afterthoughts (1931) "Age and Death"
“The highest calling of leadership is to unlock the potential of others.”

Source : "Leadership Lessons". Independent Banker Interview, independentbanker.org. March 16, 2015.
“Most Christians are educated way beyond the level of their obedience already! We donâ€™t need to know more, we need to do more.”

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