"Sometimes it's easier for people who are in authority to be authoritarian, because people know where you stand."

-- Meryl Streep

#People Quotes #Sometimes Quotes #Authority Quotes

“I have been disappointed in all my expectations of Australia, except as to its wickedness; for it is far more wicked than I have conceived it possible for any place to be, or than it is possible for me to describe to you in England.”
“Whom God legally saves, He experimentally saves; whom He justifies, them He also sanctifies. Where the righteousness of Christ is imputed to an individual, a principle of holiness is imparted to him; the former can only be ascertained by the latter. It is impossible to obtain a Scriptural knowledge that the merits of Christ's finished work are reckoned to my account, except by proving that the efficacy of the Holy Spirit's work is evident in my soul.”
“I need a release from whatever I'm writing.”
“Some things happen by accident - embrace them.”
“I see. So you playacted the role of a rake who was only pretending to be in earnest, knowing you would come across as though you had the lowest of motives, when in fact, you were sincere?â€ â€œPrecisely.â€ She gave a short, wry laugh and shook her head at him. â€œConvoluted sir! You are a maze.â€ He shot her a sulky glance. â€œI thought you were going to say I was amazing.â€ â€œThat, too,â€ she admitted with a rueful smile, capturing his square chin between her fingertips.”

Source : Gaelen Foley (2002). “Lord of Fire”, p.175, Ballantine Books
“I pray this winter be gentle and kind - a season of rest from the wheel of the mind.”
“It's taken my entire life to negotiate how to identify, and I've done a lot of research and a lot of studying, i could have a long conversation, an academic conversation about that. I don't know. I just feel like I didn't mislead anybody; I didn't deceive anybody.”
“I am a better investor because I am a businessman, and a better businessman because I am no investor.”

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