"Love of power more frequently originates in vanity than pride (two qualities, by the way, which are often confounded) and is, consequently, yet more peculiarly the sin of little than of great minds."

-- Frances Wright

#Pride Quotes #Power Quotes #Vanity Quotes

“Barack Obama's life was so much simpler in 2009. Back then, he had refined the cold act of blaming others for the bad economy into an art form. Deficits? Blame Bush's tax cuts. Spending? Blame the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. No business investment? Blame Wall Street.”
“I was fifteen in college at Tulane. I lied about my age in college so that I could be normal socially. So that girls would go out with me and stuff like that. I just said I was normal age.”
“Happiness or sorrow- whatever befalls you, walk on untouched, unattached.”
“Each man delights in the work that suits him best.”

Source : Homer (1996). “The Odyssey”, Viking Press
“You must never forget to smile.”
“There's a reason why Jules Verne chose the place where the glacier was, where we start to descend into the center of the earth. That area specifically has magical powers and people come to this place from all over the world. I actually think that's true of all Iceland. I think it's so special, apart from the water and air being so clean.”

Source : "Clay Enos: The Watchmen Portrait Book Interview". Interview with Cole Smithey, www.colesmithey.com. March 16, 2009.
“There's a restless feeling knocking on my door today...”

Source : Song: Every Time You Say Goodbye, Album: Every Time You Say Goodbye, 1992
“I gave a very dear friend of mine my humanitarian award. Because you don't need an award to be, or not be, a humanitarian.”

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