"When you have found out the prevailing passion of any man, remember never to trust him where that passion is concerned."

-- Lord Chesterfield

#Passion Quotes #Men Quotes #Remember Quotes

“I've got so many things coming across my desk right now that are nonfootball related, I can't stand it.”
“My spiritual pain is unbearable. I keep having the same unsolved question: if my rifle claimed people's lives, then can it be that I a Christian and an Orthodox believer, was to blame for their deaths?”
“By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans who served on Iwo Island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.”

Source : Chester W. Nimitz's statement after the Battle of Iwo Jima, circa March - May 1945.
“It's amazing how much time and money can be saved in the world of dating by close attention to detail. A white sock here, a pair of red braces there, a gray slip-on shoe, a swastika, are as often as not all one needs to tell you there's no point in writing down phone numbers and forking out for expensive lunches because it's never going to be a runner.”

Source : Bridget Jones's Diary "January" (1996)
“Official Washington cannot tell the American people that the real purpose of its gargantuan military expenditures and belligerent interventions is to make the world safe for General Motors, General Electric, General Dynamics, and all the other generals.”
“You're not going to die," I told her, lifting my head to look at her. "I'm not done writing songs about you yet.”
“Children who know how to think for themselves spoil the harmony of the collective society.”
“Nobody ever told you that being a mother is all about making what seemed like thousands of tiny decisions.”

Source : Liane Moriarty (2013). “The Husband's Secret”, p.181, Penguin UK

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