"Who knows whether in retirement I shall be tempted to the last infirmity of mundane minds, which is to write a book."

-- Geoffrey Fisher

#Retirement Quotes #Book Quotes #Writing Quotes

“It is very unlikely that [Lasith Malinga] would be able to play in the World Cup”
“Now that we're essentially an indoor species, walled off from the world of other life forms, we're divorced from the very domain that supports and sustains our lives.”
“I spent quite a lot of time pissing off my friends because I could get girls with a British accent, despite the fact that I was tubby and, like, not very cool.”
“[Girls] study under the paralyzing idea that their acquirements cannot be brought into practical use. They may subserve the purposes of promoting individual domestic pleasure and social enjoyment in conversation, but what are they in comparison with the grand stimulation of independence and self- reliance, of the capability of contributing to the comfort and happiness of those whom they love as their own souls?”
“Good intentions but bad results; bad results but lessons learned. There is a dark corner on every task beautiful and a beautiful corner on every task dark.”
“I'm disappointed about how my career ended.”
“Beware of more powerful weapons. They often inflict as much damage to your soul as they do to you enemies.”
“What is certainly true is that the United States has to have a presence to promote the values that we care about.”

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