"Because he could not afford to fail, he could not afford to trust."

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Source : Joseph J. Ellis (2004). “His Excellency: George Washington”, p.41, Vintage

Joseph J. Ellis

#Pride Quotes #Failing Quotes

“All I wanted to do was read, to be told stories. Stories were full of excitement and emotions and characters that entertained and often inspired.”

Source : "My Favorite Children’s Books" by Cynthia Voigt, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 11, 2013.
“The challenge of today's generation of architects is the environment.”

Source : Source: www.chicagotribune.com
“Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining about my appearance.”
“Looking at cleavage is like looking at the sun. You don't stare at it. It's too risky. Ya get a sense of it and then you look away.”
“I throw raps that attacks like the Japs at Pearl Harbor”

Source : Song: Living In The World Today
“The only the way that you can live and function without seeing the facts in front of you is to put yourself in a constant state of denial.”

Source : "Egyptian Jon Stewart' Bassem Youssef Will Now Satirize U.S. Democracy". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, February 3, 2016.
“Or certainly I would need time - which I would love to have but there almost never is on a film - to just spend a week with a roomful of guys laying down these patterns.”
“It's morning when I go to sleep In the distant dawn a church bell rings Another day is coming on A baby's born, an old man dies Somewhere young lovers kiss good-bye I leave my soul and just move on And wish that I was there to sing this song”

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