"The Official Bulletin declared that the Poles should be as proud of me as the Germans are of Mozart; obvious nonsense."

-- Frederic Chopin

#Proud Quotes #Nonsense Quotes #Should Quotes

“No matter how high are one's estimates of human stupidity, one is repeatedly and recurrently startled by the fact that:a) people whom one had once judged rational and intelligent turn out to be unashamedly stupid.b) day after day, with unceasing monotony, one is harassed in one's activities by stupid individuals who appear suddenly and unexpectedly in the most inconvenient places and at the most improbable moments.”
“One cannot be a good historian of the outward, visible world without giving some thought to the hidden, private life of ordinary people; and on the other hand one cannot be a good historian of this inner life without taking into account outward events where these are relevant. They are two orders of fact which reflect each other, which are always linked and which sometimes provoke each other.”
“It is safer to search in the maze than to remain in a cheeseless situation”
“Americans understand that our security is enhanced when the United States is trusted and respected in the world.”

Source : "'Each Side Has to Do More'". Interview with Gregor Peter Schmitz, www.spiegel.de. July 21, 2008.
“Give me the life of the boy whose mother is nurse, seamstress, washerwoman, cook, teacher, angel, and saint, all in one, and whose father is guide, exemplar, and friend. No servants to come between. These are the boys who are born to the best fortune.”
“Fame grows like a tree if it have the principle of growth in it; the accumulated dews of ages freshen its leaves.”
“Just kidding' was exactly what people wrote when they meant every word.”
“I hate being the heartbreaker. Hate it. If I date somebody and it doesn't work out, it's another nightmare for me.”

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