"They were simple, earnest people, those early Victorians, and had not yet learnt the trick of avoiding disturbing thoughts and sights."

-- Ford Madox Ford

#Simple Quotes #Sight Quotes #People Quotes

“I am retired from all my official roles, but I am still very active. I have close relationships at the U.N. I don't have any role at the U.N, but I'm still quite cooperative with a number of U.N. activities, in particular to China and that region.”

Source : "Maurice Strong on climate 'conspiracy', Bilberberg and population control" by Leo Hickman, www.theguardian.com. June 23, 2010.
“But however secure and well-regulated civilized life may become, bacteria, Protozoa, viruses, infected fleas, lice, ticks, mosquitoes, and bedbugs will always lurk in the shadows ready to pounce when neglect, poverty, famine, or war lets down the defenses.”
“Approach any room with the goal of making it the most attractive and comfortable, the room you want to live in the most.”
“I've been texting for a year with a couple of guys without ever going on a date with them.”
“As for the work ethic, I'm just the kind of guy who takes what he does seriously. I never missed a day of school, I've rarely missed work and I played all those straight games; my streak only ended when I broke my cheekbone.”

Source : Source: alanpaul.net
“I enjoyed the position I was in as a tennis player. I was to blame when I lost. I was to blame when I won. And I really like that, because I played soccer a lot too, and I couldn't stand it when I had to blame it on the goalkeeper.”
“It's hard to hand a script to a director, there's no question about it. You've lived with these characters, you've started with a blank page, especially when it's an original work and something not based on a preexisting piece of material. But if you don't like it, write a novel.”
“For most of us... the problem is not a lack of goals but rather too many of them.”

Source : Roy F. Baumeister, John Tierney (2011). “Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength”, p.56, Penguin

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