"After all we speak of people 'taking refuge' in vagueness -the more precise you are, in general the more likely you are to be wrong, whereas you stand a good chance of not being wrong if you make it vague enough."

-- J. L. Austin

#People Quotes #Vagueness Quotes #Chance Quotes

“I just want my kids to love who they are, have happy lives and find something they want to do and make peace with that. Your job as a parent is to give your kids not only the instincts and talents to survive, but help them enjoy their lives.”
“My mom and dad - they were always there. They were always on the set. They focused on our family life. The entertainment business wasn't the end-all. They weren't out to get the next big paycheck or the next big movie. It was about 'What can we do as a family.”
“Whistling tunes we're kissing baboons in the jungle.”

Source : FaceBook post by Peter Gabriel from Nov 10, 2012
“I wish I'd done 'Dumb and Dumber.' I was offered the part, but I don't think I'd have been better than Jeff Daniels was. Another film I wish I'd done was 'Jerry Maguire.'”
“Work is the vessel into which we pour so much of ourselves hope and disappointment, elation and rage, satisfaction and frustration. Yet any damp display of these emotions is seen as weakness.”

Source : Lisa Belkin (2003). “Life's Work: Confessions of an Unbalanced Mom”, p.105, Simon and Schuster
“I look at Peeta and he gives me a sad smile. I hear Haymitch's voice. "You could do a lot worse." At this moment, it's impossible to imagine how I could do any better. The gift...it is perfect. So when I rise up on my tiptoe to kiss him, it doesn't seem forced at all.”
“I have a fantasy that might be fun. Why don't we try it?”
“Death in Somalia seldom bothers to announce its arrival. In fact, death calls with the arrogance of a guest confident on receiving a warm welcome at any time, no question asked.”

Source : Nuruddin Farah (2015). “Hiding in Plain Sight”, p.18, Oneworld Publications

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