"Wise children always choose a mother who was a shocking flirt in her maiden days, and so had several offers before she accepted their fortunate papa."

-- James M. Barrie

#Wise Quotes #Mother Quotes #Children Quotes

“If nature had produced spontaneously all the objects which we desire, and in sufficient abundance for the desires of all, there would have been no source of dispute or of injury among men; nor would any man have possessed the means of ever acquiring authority over another.”

Source : James Mill (1821). “The Article Government: Reprinted from the Supplement to the Encyclopædia Britannica”, p.4
“People argue themselves out of their pleasures”
“But I will wear white - the whitest white! - purest most pristine white! - through the dark terrible days of winter - as no man of our time will ever dare.”
“The hour of justice does not strike On the dials of this world.”
“You can have a phenomenal booth artist and he can get in there and be a technician in the booth and it won't translate on the stage. I think that's what makes emcees emcees. Some rapper dudes are great rappers but it don't translate on stage.”

Source : Source: thecomeupshow.com
“Is Knowledge knowable? If not, how do we know?”
“I used to be a hot-tar roofer. Yeah, I remember that... day.”
“I went to college on a classical piano scholarship. My grandmother made me practice one full hour a day. Every day. Man. I thought all she wanted was for me not to have any fun. Next thing you know, you have a career in music. Now, not everybody's going to go on and be Mozart or Michael Jackson. But music makes you smarter.”

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