"As the arteries grow hard, the heart grows soft."

-- H. L. Mencken

#Love Quotes #Heart Quotes #Squash Quotes

“I am always the 'good guy,' and I take on the idiotic jerks of the nation.”

Source : Wally George (1999). “Wally George: The Father of Combat TV”, Seven Locks Press
“Man's grandeur is that he knows himself to be miserable.”
“But we were talking about me and my problems." Sophronia looked Monique up and down gravely. "I don't think we're going to solve those in the space of one carriage ride.”
“It [revenge] is sweeter far than flowing honey.”
“An Irish Airman foresees his Death I Know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do not hate Those that I guard I do not love, My country is Kiltartan Cross, My countrymen Kiltartanâ€™s poor, No likely end could bring them loss Or leave them happier than before. Nor law, nor duty bade me fight, Nor public man, nor cheering crowds, A lonely impulse of delight Drove to this tumult in the clouds; I balanced all, brought all to mind, The years to come seemed waste of breath, A waste of breath the years behind In balance with this life, this death.”
“The idiot willingness to choose sides is what feeds the abattoir of history.”

Source : Steven Heighton (2010). “Afterlands”, p.322, Vintage Canada
“An essential part of a happy, healthy life is being of service to others.”

Source : Sue Patton Thoele (2016). “The Courage to Be Yourself: A Woman's Guide to Emotional Strength and Self-Esteem”, p.132, Conari Press
“I love TV and I love making films and I love doing plays. I feel very lucky to be able to do all three.”

Source : "Man of the Cloth: Q&A with The Pillars of the Earth's Matthew Macfadyen". Interview with Joan Wagner, www.oprah.com. July 29, 2010.

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