"When history is written as it ought to be written, it is the moderation and long patience of the masses at which men will wonder, not their ferocity."

-- C. L. R. James

#Men Quotes #Long Quotes #Wonder Quotes

“The most elementary form of rebellion, paradoxically , expresses an aspiration for order .”
“Hassan couldn't read a first-grade textbook but he'd read me plenty. That was a little unsettling but also sort of comfortable to have someone who always knew what you needed.”
“What's great about good writing is that it feels like life, so it's not hard to relate to her circumstances.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Taste is more to do with manners than appearances. Taste is both myth and reality; it is not a style.”

Source : Stephen Bayley (2000). “General Knowledge”, Booth-Clibborn
“Even though they are paid differently, everyone has to feel appreciated.”
“Each sudden gust of light explains itself as flames, but neither they, nor even bombs redoubled on the hills tonight can quite include me in their fear.”

Source : Andrew Motion (2010). “Selected Poems of Andrew Motion”, p.16, Faber & Faber
“Whatever you say about Fergus McCann, if this [Celtic Park] is the legacy, then I am absolutely delighted with it.”
“There should be a dash of the amateur in criticism. For the amateur is a man of enthusiasm who has not settled down and is not habit bound.”

Source : Brooks Atkinson (1951). “Once around the sun”

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