"Books are not seldom talismans and spells."

-- William Cowper

#Book Quotes #Talismans Quotes

“No people ever rise higher, as a people, than the point to which they elevate their women.”
“I'm not the kind of guy that inspires madness in people.”

Source : "Ryan Kwanten too busy for love" by Sydney Confidential, www.news.com.au. July 7, 2010.
“It's a special kind of acting, soap opera acting. It's hard for me.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“He that finds out he's changed his lot for worse, Let him betimes the untoward choice reverse: For still, when all is said, the rule stands fast, That each man's shoe be made on his own last.”
“Edwards commented as he signed an extension to his contract. They had changed coaches every three or four years before my getting the head job. It was just going to be a matter of when I got fired. There were a lot of people that felt that.”
“Hip-Hop is diverse. But the white, capitalist producers and distributors of Hip-Hop are most interested in the Hip-Hip that is misogynist, that is Black-hating, that is pugilistic, that is to say all about fighting and war and killing and gangsterism.”
“The bodybuilding world has lost one of its greatest legends. I had a chance to speak with Steve Michalik a year ago at The Upper State Bodybuilding competition. We laughed and shared our personal opinions about bodybuilding [today's scene and how it was in the past]. Steve, we'll miss you. R.I.P.”
“From this point of view, to avoid your strengths and to focus on your weaknesses isn't a sign of diligent humility. It is almost irresponsible. By contrast the most responsible, the most challenging, and, in the sense of being true to yourself, the most honorable thing to do is face up to the strength potential inherent in your talents and then find ways to realize it.”

Source : Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton (2001). “Now, Discover Your Strengths”, p.126, Simon and Schuster

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