"It's not the punch you expect that knocks you down."

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Source : Linda Grant (1991). “Blind Trust”, Fawcett Books

Linda Grant

#Expectations Quotes #Surprise Quotes

“History is not the story of heroes entirely. It is often the story of cruelty and injustice and shortsightedness. There are monsters, there is evil, there is betrayal. That's why people should read Shakespeare and Dickens as well as history ~~ they will find the best, the worst, the height of noble attainment and the depths of depravity.”
“Have a relentless commitment to consistency of message. It might be the 15th time youâ€™ve given the speech, but some people may never have heard it. Or, some people may have heard it four times but itâ€™s the first time theyâ€™ve internalized it.”
“Let what is irksome become habitual, no more will it trouble you.”
“I was more like a middle child. My youngest brother was the baby, so he got all the attention that the baby gets. And my older brothers were getting into so much trouble that I was left in the middle, doing plays. I was up to no good, but my mother didn't know it!”
“The widespread diffusion of nuclear weapons would make many nations able, and in some cases also create the pressure, to aggravate an on-going crisis, or even touch off a war between two other powers for purposes of their own.”
“Bombing is a very dangerous option because it's so convenient and because at home it's politically acceptable because our boys aren't dying on the ground, it gets us into tremendous trouble, which, of course, in general is true of bombing.”
“Everything in excess is opposed to nature.”
“What is it like after you die? Just like it was before you were born.”

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