"Those expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety be read aloud in the family."

-- Thomas Bowdler

#Expression Quotes #Literature Quotes #Propriety Quotes

“We should look at the Twitter records of Andrew Fraser. Clearly, the ship was on remote control, because he spent all of his time on Twitter. He used to Twitter in the chamber. He used to Twitter at night. He used to Twitter probably in bed at home, but I am not going to go any further there.”
“All of man's ills are due to his lack of knowing God within him. The perfection of God's universe is founded upon its perfection of Balance. All of man's ills are caused by toxic poisons generated in his body through unbalance affecting his power of control over the functions of his electric body. Man, as an extension of God, is creator of his own electric body. He is master of his electric body to the extent of his knowing the Light of God in him. ... God says to man: Â»What I do, ye shall doÂ«, but man is unbelieving for long ages.”
“We live longer than our forefathers; but we suffer more from a thousand artificial anxieties and cares. They fatigued only the muscles, we exhaust the finer strength of the nerves”
“You're using your headphones to drown out your mind”
“My intent is simply to know my material so well that I'm very comfortable with it. Confidence, not perfection, is the goal.”

Source : Scott Berkun (2009). “Confessions of a Public Speaker”, p.18, "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
“There were a lot more girls at the shows early on. I'd get off stage and there would be options. Those days are long gone, thank god.”
“I am not a good cue card reader.”
“I also think there's something about dance, music and the arts that transcends all other types of communication and expression.”

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