"...with a cat you stand on much the same footing that you stand with a fine and dignified friend; if you forfeit his respect and confidence the relationship suffers. The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not because he must."

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Source : Carl Van Vechten (1996). “The Tiger in the House”, p.2, Courier Corporation

Carl Van Vechten

#Cat Quotes #Men Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“Half finished work generally proves to be labor lost.”
“Yesterday is a cancelled check; Tomorrow is a promissory note; Today is the only cash you have, so spend it wisely.”
“I really feel like knife skills - not just in the kitchen, but in life - are really critical.”
“Why is it so difficult to love wisely, so easy to love too well?”

Source : Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1872). “Charlotte's Inheritance: A Novel”, p.56
“Music, at the end of the day, is communicating something - emotion, a feeling, a rite of passage, where you are in life.”

Source : "Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Ed O'Brien". Interview with Chris Mincher, music.avclub.com. July 1, 2008.
“Where there is love, there is vulnerability to pain.”
“The more I train, the more luckier I become.”
“Once you expose your private life, if you give one little bit, the floodgates are open and everyones got a free range for you.”

Source : "Jason Statham: 'Me in a cape? Tight tights? Nah!'". Interview with Catherine Shoard, www.theguardian.com. September 15, 2011.

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