"A tale of scandal is as fatal to the credit of a prudent lady as a fever is generally to those of the strongest constitutions. But there is a sort of puny, sickly reputation, that is always ailing, yet will wither the robuster characters of a hundred prudes."

-- Richard Brinsley Sheridan

#Character Quotes #Credit Quotes #Fever Quotes

“I count him lost, who is lost to shame.”
“That's the tricky thing these days: being able to surprise people.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Golf is meaningless, but it means so much.”
“calls her beautiful, but she cannot hear...”
“All civilized people see the day beginning at dawn or a little after or a long time after or whatever time their work begins; this they lengthen according to their work, during what they call 'all day long'; and end it when they close their eyes. It is they who say the days are long. On the contrary, the days are round.”
“I don't suppose you do know precisely what you are after. I don't think in the creative process anyone quite knows. They have a vague idea - a beckoning, an inkling of some truth - it is only in the process that it comes to any clarity.”
“SixDegrees.org is about using the idea that we are all connected to accomplish something good. It is my hope that Six Degrees will soon be something more than a game or a gimmick. It will also be a force for good, by bringing a social conscience to social networking.”
“I am the first African-American chairman of any major conservation organization in history. That's a big step.”

Source : "The Pioneer". Interview with Erik Kancler, www.motherjones.com. April 25, 2005.

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