"What you say about this world I do not quite agree with; I think it a very good world, and only requires a person to be reasonable in his expectations, and not to trust too much to others."

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Source : William John Wills (1863). “A Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia: From Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria”, p.46, London : R. Bentley

William John Wills

#Trust Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Expectations Quotes

“...nothing is so entirely admirable as a man bravely wretched.”
“If Shakespeare were alive today and writing comedy for the movies, he would be the head-liner for the Mack Sennett studios.”
“The birds can fly, An' why can't I?”

Source : John Townsend Trowbridge (1869). “Vagabonds: And Other Poems”, p.115
“When God-given, heaven-sent revival does come, it will undo in weeks the damage that blasphemous Modernism has taken years to build.”
“In everything give thanks”
“You can't really judge characters, because that's when it gets really hard to play them.”

Source : "Ellen Pompeo: Mer-Der, she wrote". Interview with Lynette Rice, ew.com. May 6, 2008.
“If it stands the test of public scrutiny, do it... if it doesn't stand the test of public scrutiny then don't do it.”
“He is a lyric poet . . . aloof from the swirling currents in which many of his colleagues are immersed.”

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