"He never said a foolish thing nor never did a wise one."

-- John Wilmot

#Sarcastic Quotes #Wise Quotes #Foolish Quotes

“If we misuse the gift of sexuality, we're going to suffer the consequences, and I firmly believe we are suffering the consequences.”
“According to the Bank of England the economy is growing too fast so interest rates must rise to counter the supposed inflationary threat. In lay terms, I interpret this to mean that people are working much harder, causing economic growth, and they're in danger of spending their money, which is what the recession-hit shops want them to do. But the Bank and the City seem to think this is wrong, and that if people work harder they should be punished by having their mortgages increased.”
“A gentleman can always be told by the way he speaks to those that he thinks are his inferiors in some respect. His equals he does not wish to offend, his superiors he does not dare to offend, and of those whom he considers his inferiors he would be all the more considerate.”

Source : Fanny Jackson Coppin (1987). “Reminiscences of School Life, and Hints on Teaching”, Facsimiles-Garl
“I think everybody handles things very differently and you can conjecture, but until you're put in that situation, you really don't know.”
“I think the Emmy obviously is very prestigious and is the gold standard obviously in terms of television. But the Oscars go beyond that. I believe children, when they're growing up, dream of holding that Oscar.”
“Revenge in the hands of your enemies is a loaded gun. You can beg them for mercy, wave the white flag of surrender, but the only true elixir for the vitriol they bestow is a measure of hatred dispensed of your own.”
“Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive.”
“Inconsistencies in men are generally testimony to their immaturity.”

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