"Of Ickworth's boys, their father's joys, There is but one a bad one; The tenth is he, the parson's fee, And indeed he is a sad one. No love of fame, no sense of shame, And a bad heart, let me tell ye: Without, all brass; within, all ass, And the puppy's name is Felly."

-- Horace Walpole

#Father Quotes #Heart Quotes #Boys Quotes

“The UN should arrange, as US forces leave, for an international group of peacekeepers and negotiators from the Arab countries to bring together Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds, and work out a solution for self-governance that would give all three groups a share in political power. Simultaneously, the UN should arrange for shipments of food and medicine, from the United States and other countries, as well as engineers to help rebuild the country.”
“Successful contrarian investing requires us to live with discomfort, for being "wrong" and alone. But bargains do not exist in the absence of fear.”

Source : Source: www.bloomberg.com
“When you get to the top, stay there and make sure other women join you.”
“If I ever complain about yachting around the Mediterranean with Madonna, who I just idolized as a child, I should be slapped across the face.”
“The only way you can do that [decrease taxes, balance the budget, and increase military spending] is with mirrors....”

Source : Des Moines Sunday Register, January 06, 1980.
“I don't believe in regrets. I don't think regrets actually exist. I think regrets are things people make up in their heads. So, I don't regret anything. Everything turned out exactly the way it was supposed to.”
“Without further warning, the sky opens up and cries.”
“Every man has by the law of nature a right to such a waste portion of the earth as is necessary for his subsistence.”

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