"Unlike diamonds, watches were practical. They were for people on the run, people with appointments to keep and schedules to meet."

-- Jeannette Walls

#Running Quotes #People Quotes #Watches Quotes

“I love Drake -- he is very talented and I like his effortless attitude in terms of his style and music.”
“The smallest act of charity shall stand us in great stead.”
“Can a spear divine the Eternal Will?”

Source : James Stephens (2015). “The Crock of Gold”, p.79, Booklassic
“Literature is the most beautiful of countries”
“Acknowledge the complexity of the world and resist the impression that you easily understand it. People are too quick to accept conventional wisdom, because it sounds basically true and it tends to be reinforced by both their peers and opinion leaders, many of whome have never looked at whether the facts support the received wisdom. It's a basic fact of life that many things "everybody knows" turn out to be wrong.”
“The difference between Carter and [Ted] Kennedy: Carter has this vague religion which he believes in strongly, while Kennedy has this strong religion which he believes in vaguely.”
“When your guru gives you a command, you better listen to it. I love everybody. Even George Bush.”
“Proscription, martial law, the billeting of the rude troops, the tax collector, the unjust judge, anything at all, is sweeter than responsibility.”

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