"Thomas was my true name but everyone knew me as Mick, except my mother, who knew me as definitely Michael."

-- Thomas Keneally

#Mother Quotes #Names Quotes

“"Religious Socialism," "Christian Socialism," are expressions implying a contradiction in terms.”

Source : Pope Pius XI (1935). “Forty Years After: Reconstructing the Social Order”
“It is a commonplace executive observation that businesses exist to make money, and the observation is usually allowed to go unchallenged. It is, however, a very limited statement about the purposes of business”
“I'm raising my daughter with her grandparents in the picture, and that feels good.”
“As a Business Ambassador, I am delighted to help both new and established British designers receive the recognition they deserve in the global fashion arena.”
“Love of fame, fear of disgrace, schemes for advancement, desire to make life comfortable and pleasant, and the urge to humiliate others are often at the root of the valour men hold in such high esteem.”
“I think love can come fairly easily and grow - but really liking the core essence of someone is a much harder thing to bottle. If you have both, you're in pretty good shape.”
“If there was a distraction I'd get up and jump out the window. I was quite out of hand. In schools like that I don't think they expect that girls are going to behave in such an outrageous fashion.”
“It has frequently been said that we never desire what we think absolutely inapprehensible: it is however true that some of our sharpest agonies are those in which the object of desire is regarded as both possible and imaginary.”

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