"Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in the lottery of life."

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Source : "The Life and Times of the Right Honourable Cecil John Rhodes 1853-1902, Volume 2". Book by Lewis Michell, New York and London: Mitchell Kennerly, p. 178, 1910.

Cecil Rhodes

#Firsts Quotes #Remember Quotes #Englishmen Quotes

“I love song writing, so I'm always happy to write for other musicians.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“This building we're in has doors and windows. If we close the doors and windows, we can't get out. People lock themselves inside a house of delusions. But they're only delusions. They can leave anytime. Actually there is no house to leave. There's not even any leaving. What we see are flowers in the sky, the moon in the water. As for the meditative powers of Zen masters like Hsu-yun, sometimes it's useful to meditate and sometimes it isn't.”

Source : Bill Porter (2009). “Zen Baggage: A Pilgrimage to China”, p.328, Counterpoint Press
“Have I today done anything to fulfill the purpose for which Thou didst cause me to be born?”

Source : John Baillie (1952). “A diary of private prayer”, Scribner
“I want what everybody wants, that's how I know I'm still breathing...”
“I tell stories to music and, thank God, in tune.”
“a life is measured by moments like these”
“What has praise and fame to do with poetry? Was not writing poetry a secret transaction, a voice answering a voice? So that all this chatter and praise, and blame and meeting people who admired one and meeting people who did not admire one was as ill suited as could be to the thing itself- a voice answering a voice.”
“I exercise at least five times a week with stretching, Pilates, push-ups, planks, sit- ups, squats and light weights.”

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