"If ridicule were employed to laugh men out of vice and folly, it might be of some use."

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Joseph Addison

#Men Quotes #Laughing Quotes #Vices Quotes

“In fact, the number one reason for obesity in North America is simple: over consumption. And we over consume because we're hungry.”
“It is unpleasant to turn back, though it be to take the right way.”
“I was nine. I saw Orson Welles in 'Julius Caesar.' It was involving, emotional, imaginative. I've never forgotten it.”
“Only by providing leading-edge human capital and knowledge capital can American continue to maintain a high standard of living, including providing national security for its citizens.”
“Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots - but you have to play the ball where it lies.”

Source : "Bobby Jones said play the ball as it lies. Tiger Woods has done just that", www.theguardian.com. February 20, 2010.
“The things that Picasso and I said to one another during those years will never be said again, and even if they were, no one would understand them anymore. It was like being roped together on a mountain.”
“Every minute you spend in your life is either spent bringing you closer to your goals or moving you away from your goals.”
“The most dangerous thing for an actor is to refuse to listen to anyone else, to feel you know more than anybody.”

Source : Rock Hudson, Sara Davidson (1987). “Rock Hudson: his story”, Avon Books

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