"As frost to the bud, and blight to the blossom, even such is self-interest to friendship; for confidence cannot dwell where selfishness is porter at the gate."

-- Martin Farquhar Tupper

#Self Quotes #Frost Quotes #Bud Quotes

“School is very conformist, and one of the very first conforming that goes on in preschool and kindergarten is gender.”
“Tempered intuition is more than beneficial. It's usually critical to resolving gray area problems. In other words, in the end, these problems are resolved by someone in a position of authority saying this is what I think we should do and will do to address this problem.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“It's no longer just reporting the headlines of the day, but trying to put the headlines into some context and to add some perspective into what they mean.”
“I don't know how I can be so ambitious and so lazy at the same time.”
“Who knows what the future holds but I think I'll always be that dude that can run hooks, and do hooks for other artists, and really know how to make a catchy hook.”
“I figure there are a few actors like Marlon Brando, George C. Scott and Laurence Olivier who have been touched by the hand of God. I'm in the next bunch.”

Source : "Actor John Forsythe Dies at 92", www.foxnews.com. April 2, 2010.
“It was never about sort of being famous. I just wanted to be good at what I did.”
“Generally, it is human endeavour to have young people lead, and you see that in public life in the U.S. and everywhere.”

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