"First things first, second things never."

--

Source : Shirley Conran (1978). “Superwoman”, Outlet

Shirley Conran

“Failure to me became not trying versus not succeeding”
“Your ancestors came to Macedonia and the rest of Hellas [Greece] and did us great harm, though we had done them no prior injury. I have been appointed leader of the Greeks, and wanting to punish the Persians I have come to Asia, which I took from you.”
“I think there's just certain lyrics and certain forms of hip-hop that definitely rang true, again, to a lot of people's truth, but you don't necessarily want to hear someone using that as a just kind of a in-the-moment, fun, careless expression.”
“I love my family and I love my kids, but when the moments come, it's not as though you can just substitute your own life with what you're doing on film. You have to go to some other place where it's bigger than your own life.”
“I've always said to my men friends, If you really care for me, darling, you will give me territory. Give me land, give me land.”
“The history of the world is the record of a man in quest of his daily bread and butter.”

Source : Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Personality Development”, p.49, Advaita Ashrama
“If I have a near-beer, Iâ€™m near beer. And if Iâ€™m near beer, Iâ€™m close to tequila. And if Iâ€™m close to tequila, Iâ€™m adjacent to cocaine.”
“If somebody tells me I'm famous I say, 'I'm not.' I can't see myself as famous and I don't think I'll ever call myself famous. I definitely don't feel famous.”

Source : "Pop's future" by Paul Flynn, www.theguardian.com. March 19, 2006.

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