"Tea? Good God, no. It's mud. How the British ever built an empire drinking the filthy stuff is beyond me. And if we carry on drinking it, I've no doubt that the empire won't last much longer. No, a civilized person drinks coffee."

-- Charlie Higson

#Drinking Quotes #Coffee Quotes #Doubt Quotes

“You show me what someone listens to, Iâ€™ll tell you everything you want to know about his soul. (For instance, a bunch of Nickelback albums would have indicated he never had a soul in the first place.)”

Source : Tad Williams (2012). “The Dirty Streets of Heaven: Bobby Dollar 1”, p.125, Hachette UK
“Brand-name growth stocks ordinarily command the highest p/e ratios. Rising prices beget attention, and vice versa - but only to a point. Eventually their growth rate can diminish as results revert towards normal. Maybe not in all cases, but often enough to make a long-term bet. Bottom line: I wouldn't want to get caught in a rush for the exit, much less get left behind. Only when big growth stocks fall into the dumper from time to time am I inclined to pick them up - and even then, only in moderation.”
“It used to be irritating just because someone can meet you and before they would get a chance to get to know you, theyâ€™ll go find someone elseâ€™s story about who I am. For me personally, I just always think itâ€™s more interesting to get to know the person myself.”
“Laila has moved on. Because in the end she knows thatâ€™s all she can do. That and hope.”
“At the age of nineteen and a half, I went to the Land of Israel to till its soil and live by the labour of my hands. As I did not find work, I sought my livelihood elsewhere.”
“The salvation of the world lies in the human heart.”
“And Barry Levinson is insanely funny. I don't know if you know this, not everyone does, but he and Craig T. Nelson were a comedy team back in the coffeehouse days of the late '60s.”

Source : Interview with Will Harris, www.avclub.com. March 8, 2012.
“We had an opportunity to clinch a playoff berth and I think if that's not enough motivation I don't think you should be playing this game.”

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