"The harder you try to become the opposite of your parents, the more quickly you become them."

-- Douglas Coupland

#Opposites Quotes #Parent Quotes #Trying Quotes

“My doctor asked me if I smoked, and I said only when I'm working, golfing, or drinking. Then I realized the only time I don't smoke is when I'm home. I didn't even realize I'd become a smoker.”
“The most disgusting cad in the world is the man who on the grounds of decorum and morality avoids the game of love. He is one who puts his own ease and security above the most laudable of philanthropies.”
“I was as unburdened as a piece of dandelion fluff, and he was the wind that stirred me about the world.”

Source : Sarah J. Maas (2015). “A Court of Thorns and Roses”, p.174, Bloomsbury Publishing
“Again, something that's very strange and odd, you will find sometimes that immigrants that have been here for many years and already have their citizenship might be the ones against additional immigration. We've seen that also.”
“The only uncertainty surrounding the decision is the wording of the accompanying statement and, in particular, whether the assessment that 'some further policy firming may be needed to keep the risks ... roughly in balance' will be dropped.”
“Kings are the slaves of history.”
“If I learned one thing working at Facebook: If users are trying to use your app in a certain way, get out of their way and let them.”
“The British government says that for Sinn Fein to be involved in talks the guns must be left at the door.”

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