"My father...was a man who understood all dogs thoroughly and treated them like human beings."

-- Flann O'Brien

#Dog Quotes #Father Quotes #Men Quotes

“A touch of truth makes a lie worth believing.”

Source : Caitlin Kittredge (2011). “The Iron Thorn The Iron Codex Book One”, p.161, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
“In Beverly Hills, the higher you climb, the farther you fall.”
“I have been elevated to such a high status that the fall will be very steep.”
“A Latin teacher told me I might make a good actress, and that stuck in my memory. I did some modeling, and Polanski gave me that small part.”
“Hail, high Excess especially in wine, To thee in worship do I bend the knee Who preach abstemiousness unto me My skull thy pulpit, as my paunch thy shrine. Precept on precept, aye, and line on line, Could ne'er persuade so sweetly to agree With reason as thy touch, exact and free, Upon my forehead and along my spine. At thy command eschewing pleasure's cup, With the hot grape I warm no more my wit; When on thy stool of penitence I sit I'm quite converted, for I can't get up. Ungrateful he who afterward would falter To make new sacrifices at thine altar!”
“Civilized countries generally adopt gold or silver or both as money.”

Source : Alfred Marshall (2009). “Principles of Economics: Unabridged Eighth Edition”, p.51, Cosimo, Inc.
“I never think anyone will like what I do. I'm always terrified the critics won't like my film and of course you always count the people who leave at the screening. They are on your death list. The people who stayed, stayed because they wanted to. You see it in a different way with an audience. And when the screening Is over it's such a relief. It's such a struggle.”
“Racing drivers have balls, unfortunantly, none of them are crystal”

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