"We are all these things [...]. Pride, desire, compassion, cleverness, belligerence, fruitfulness, loyalty...and guilt. But above it all stands love. And if we desire to be more than human, that is the star by which we must set our sights."

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Source : Jacqueline Carey (2011). “Kushiel's Avatar”, p.456, Pan Macmillan

Jacqueline Carey

#Loyalty Quotes #Stars Quotes #Pride Quotes

“I come here today as a Christian, a person of faith who believes we've all been called to serve our fellow men and women and to honor God's creation. We want our girls to know right from wrong, to always tell the truth, to treat people no matter who they are with dignity and respect, no matter how different they may seem...because we want our girls to know we are all God's children and there's so much more that unites than divides us.”
“Pride is a fruitful source of uneasiness. It keeps the mind in disquiet. Humility is the antidote to this evil.”
“Every age, race, socio-economic background of men are 'johns.' It's a little more complicated who's doing the selling. The truth is that the average street pimp selling American girls is often a man of color, however, Mexican pimps are selling Mexican girls, Russian men are selling Russian girls etc. Those who profit off the sex industry overall are not the ones who are standing out on the street. They're the owners of massage parlors, escort agencies, strip clubs, and brothels.”
“I'm one of the highest-paid television people in the world. I feel like I've made a difference in my viewers' lives, that I've been influential.”
“Always go to the bathroom when you have a chance.”
“Things are never so bad they can't be made worse.”

Source : "Fictional character: Charlie Allnut". "The African Queen", 1951.
“When something isn't coming my way, I believe it was not meant for me.”
“I felt like anything rather than rejoicing at the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly, and had suffered so much for a cause, though that cause was, I believe, one of the worst for which a people ever fought, and one for which there was the least excuse.”

Source : Ulysses S. Grant, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Stephen Crane, Jefferson Davis, Abraham Lincoln (2012). “The Modern Library Civil War Bookshelf 5-Book Bundle: Personal Memoirs, Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Red Badge of Courage, Jefferson Davis: The Essential Writings, The Life and Writings of Abraham Lincoln”, p.725, Modern Library

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