"Familiarity breeds contempt, while rarity wins admiration."

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Source : "On the God of Socrates". Ch. 4,

Apuleius

#Winning Quotes #Admiration Quotes #Contempt Quotes

“The Stone Age did not end because humans ran out of stones. It ended because it was time for a re-think about how we live.”
“Being self-critical is good; being self-hating is destructive. There's a very fine line there somewhere, and I walk it carefully.”
“FlashForward' was a really fun show to make. Not to mention, I only worked, like, one day a week, and it paid the same as 'Happy Endings.' I got to make out with beautiful women on that show as well.”
“I don't worry much but I'm starting to worry a little.”
“When it moved to Friday night it disappeared, when they find another show that can do what The Simpsons does, they will be delighted to do cancel The Simpsons.”
“They used to call the devil the father of lies. But for someone whose sin is meant to be pride, you'd think that lying would leave something of a sour taste. So my theory is that when the devil wants to get something out of you, he doesn't lie at all. He tells you the exact, literal truth. And he lets you find your own way to hell.”

Source : "Lucifer" by Mike Carey, Issue 10, "Children and Monsters", Part 1, 1999-2006.
“A comedy isn't about being funny," said Mrs. Baker. "We talked about this before." "A comedy is about character who dare to know that they may choose a happy ending after all. That's how I know." "Suppose you can't see it?" "That's the daring part," said Mrs. Baker.”

Source : Gary D. Schmidt (2009). “The Wednesday Wars”, p.262, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Don't forget that we lawyers, we're a higher breed of intellect, and so it's our privilege to lie. It's as clear as day. Animals can't even imagine lying: if you were to find yourself among some wild islanders, they too would only speak the truth until they learned about European culture.”

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