"I make it a rule always to believe compliments implicitly for five minutes, and to simmer gently for twenty more."

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Source : Alice James (1934). “Her Brothers Her Journal”

Alice James

#Believe Quotes #Twenties Quotes #Compliment Quotes

“The fact is we can only love what we know personally. And we cannot know much. In public affairs, in the rebuilding of civilization, something less dramatic and emotional is needed, namely tolerance.”
“One should not be happy or distressed over desirables and undesirables, knowing that such feelings are just created by the mind.”
“I think that thereâ€™s too much sugar in the world and not enough salt. Kids want to be challenged. Humans want to aspire to something. You donâ€™t win in life and you donâ€™t win in athletics with softness or selfishness.”
“The squeaky wheel doesn't always get greased; it often gets replaced.”
“If life is to survive on this planet, there must be a decontamination of the Earth. I think this will be accompanied by an evolutionary process that will result in a drastic reduction of the population of males.”
“I don't envy men and I certainly wouldn't like to become one now.”
“Anything not worth doing is worth not doing well.”

Source : Robert Fulghum (2004). “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things”, p.37, Ballantine Books
“Most performers don't admit this, because it sounds negative and performers are not supposed to be negative, but when I was on the road, I was lonely.”

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