"Fortune does not change men, it unmasks them. â€”SUZANNE NECKER, WIFE OF JACQUES NECKER, MINISTER OF FINANCE"

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Source : Michelle Moran (2011). “Madame Tussaud”, p.153, Hachette UK

Michelle Moran

#Men Quotes #Wife Quotes #Doe Quotes

“If you take missions out of the Bible, you won't have anything left but the covers.”
“Most executives, many scientists, and almost all business school graduates believe that if you analyze data, this will give you new ideas. Unfortunately, this belief is totally wrong. The mind can only see what it is prepared to see.”

Source : Edward de Bono (2017). “Teach Yourself To Think”, p.115, Penguin UK
“You know what it was like? It was like thinking I was heading to a surprise party and instead it was a surprise pap smear.”
“There is no unique picture of reality.”
“In terms of style, too, I think I've been working with a somewhat limited -- although intentionally limited -- set of tools. So I'm attempting to be a bit looser as I start stories off. To digress. To make interesting mistakes.”
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.”
“Pleasure is the flower that passes; remembrance, the lasting perfume.”
“As long as there are games to play its not over”

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