"Most men have always wanted as much as they could get; and possession has always blunted the fine edge of their altruism."

-- Katharine Fullerton Gerould

#Men Quotes #Fine Quotes #Possession Quotes

“If you lived the doubles, as I did, which was very stressful, you are sitting down in a chair experiencing a match without being able to hold a racquet in your hands.”
“Strategic partners are way more important than money.”
“Most British statesmen have either drunk too much or womanised too much. I never fell into the second category.”
“In hatred as in love, we grow like the thing we brood upon. What we loathe, we graft into our very soul.”

Source : Mary Renault (1974). “The Mask of Apollo”
“Any complex activity, if it is to be carried on with any degree of virtuosity, calls for appropriate gifts of intellect and temperament. If they are outstanding and reveal themselves in exceptional achievements, their possessor is called a 'genius'.”
“Since the traditional recorded-music business models have drastically changed, there is truly diminished income derived from recorded music by artists - both current and catalog. The touring industry has become much more important as a majority revenue stream and the ancillary fan experiences and promotions that may be derived from it.”
“You're English," he said. "And I will therefore make certain allowances for you. I realize you don't understand you shouldn't argue with me, and so I'll explain it to you. Don't argue with me." Incredulous, she said, "That's it? 'Don't argue with me' is your explanation as to why I shouldn't argue with you?”
“Memories are the key not to the past, but to the future.”

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