"The English have no soul; they have the understatement instead."

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Source : George Mikes (1973). “How to be an Alien: A Handbook for Beginners and Advanced Pupils”, Penguin UK

George Mikes

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“It is of first importance that the military be subordinate to civilian government”
“Of course I want to kill you," said Skulduggery. "I want to kill most people. But then where would I be? In a field of dead people with no one to talk to.”
“When you find your heart's desire, you'll have the key to unlocking your potential in every other part of your life.”
“All merchandize has the two essential properties of money, to measure and to represent all value: and in this sense all merchandize is money.”

Source : "Reflections on the Formation and Distribution of Wealth". Book by Anne Robert Jacques Turgot (§ 39), 1766.
“Unless justice be done to others it will not be done to us.”
“Be strong, saith my heart; I am a soldier; I have seen worse sights than this.”
“I know what it's like to have someone coming home who looks at you not in the way they used to in the old days, and I've seen my own face contorted with sadness and rage in the mirror.”
“Iâ€™m a really big believer that we all have this voice inside of us, and that voice is God talking to us, and we are all magical, and we all have something as specific to do as our fingerprint. And everybody should go out and do that. And I think between the ages of 15 and 32, donâ€™t worry about getting married, donâ€™t worry about settling down, donâ€™t worry about having a baby. Give birth to yourself.”

Source : "'The City' Boss Kelly Cutrone Shares Advice She Gave Whitney Port" by Jocelyn Vena, www.mtv.com. December 1, 2009.

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