"I was once naÃ¯ve enough to ask the late Duke of Devonshire why he liked the town of Eastbourne. He replied with a self-deprecating shrug that one of the things he liked was that he owned it."

-- A. N. Wilson

#Self Quotes #Upper Class Quotes #Towns Quotes

“Every authentic poem contributes to the labour of poetry... to bring together what life has separated or violence has torn apart...”
“I never thought that the possession of money would make me feel rich: it often does seem to have an opposite effect. But then, I have never had the opportunity of knowing, by experience, how it does make one feel. It is something to have been spared the responsibility of taking charge of the Lord's silver and gold.”
“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy.”
“If you're black in America, race is a factor in your life. Start with that assumption.”
“The gap in education in this country, the unfairness of the schools, is one of the great unfairness in this society.”
“The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that... and all the glory of it.”
“My advice to everyone is find something that you love to do and you are passionate about. Because if you're not passionate about something, it's very difficult to be dedicated to it.”

Source : Source: www.ncwit.org
“People are never too young or too old to look for human connection.”

Source : Source: collider.com

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