"The impression that you are a demigod worried me. I wanted to be like an ordinary human being with virtues and vices."

-- Nelson Mandela

#Ordinary Quotes #Vices Quotes #Virtue Quotes

“... nature photographs downright bore me for some reason or other. I think: 'Oh, yes. Look at that sand dune. What of it?'”
“When men understand what each other mean, they see, for the most part, that controversy is either superfluous or hopeless”
“I lost my mother early, I've sometimes felt I haven't had anyone to show me the way. When I look to the future there's only a blank. "I can't see past the point where I am," the speaker says at one point - "like you, I'm just passing through." If my mother were still alive I imagine I'd have a clearer sense of what a meaningful, vital life might look like 25 years down the line.”
“That explains a lot,' he said. 'I suppose it's also why we've never glimpsed that giant compass in the corner of the Atlantic. I have to say, I'm a little disappointed.”

Source : Gideon Defoe (2010). “The Pirates!: An Adventure with Scientists & An Adventure with Ahab”, p.47, Vintage
“School is not meant for the poor, only for the rich.”
“She's wearin' heels, boy, but she's five foot seven, you got five inches and at least a hundred pounds on her," Max replied and I figured he was being a might bit generous with the weight but I wasn't going to correct him, mostly because he wasn't done talking. "And, lastly, she's a woman. You don't ever strike a woman in anger.”
“My folks are hilarious extroverts and have always been very supportive of all my artistic endeavors. I'm really lucky to come from such an encouraging family.”

Source : Source: www.nerdprobs.com
“You can't put off being young until you retire.”

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