"Whatâ€™s wrong? Has Francis been rude? Then you must try to overlook it. I know you wouldnâ€™t think so, but he is thoroughly upset by Tom Erskineâ€™s death; and when Francis is troubled he doesnâ€™t show it, he just goes and makes life wretched for somebody."

-- Dorothy Dunnett

#Thinking Quotes #Rude Quotes #Upset Quotes

“Do not just seek happiness for yourself. Seek happiness for all. Through kindness. Through mercy.”
“A few good compliments produce a wealth of good and often financial benefits.”
“I had a friend, who was abused by her dad. I made a vow to myself that I'd never hurt my daughter.”
“He [Jesus] came to save all through himself; all, I say, who through him are reborn in God: infants, and children, and youths, and old men. Therefore he passed through every age, becoming an infant for infants, sanctifying infants; a child for children, sanctifying those who are of that age . . . [so that] he might be the perfect teacher in all things, perfect not only in respect to the setting forth of truth, perfect also in respect to relative age”
“unlike other countries, we're not skeptical at all when it comes to EU expansion. In fact, we are in favor of admitting Ukraine and Turkey. In this sense, one can hardly say that we are focusing unilaterally on our own national interests. Austria, for example, has held up the negotiations for Turkey's admission to the EU. Why am I against deeper involvement in the EU? There are several reasons for that.”

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“I think that happens to a lot of people who find themselves thrust into the spotlight and becoming famous before they recognize what's happening to them. Life becomes a little distorted for them.”
“I like writing strong women, because as a straight male, there's nothing more attractive to me than a strong girl.”
“You don't decide you're hip. It just happens that way.”

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