"There are 10,000 books in my library, and it will keep growing until I die. This has exasperated my daughters, amused my friends and baffled my accountant. If I had not picked up this habit in the library long ago, I would have more money in the bank today; I would not be richer."

-- Pete Hamill

#Daughter Quotes #Book Quotes #Long Quotes

“Religion becomes a hollow shell of its former self when ritual remains and thoughtful reflection disappears.”
“The height of ability consists in a thorough knowledge of the real value of things, and of the genius of the age in which we live.”
“This generation may either be the last to exist in any semblance of a civilised world or that it will be the first to have the vision, the bearing and the greatness to say, 'I will have nothing to do with this destruction of life, I will play no part in this devastation of the land, I am determined to live and work for peaceful construction for I am morally responsible for the world of today and the generations of tomorrow.'”
“I think Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space. I think we'll lose some of the top-tier PC/OEMs, who will exit the market. I think margins will be destroyed for a bunch of people.”

Source : "Valve’s Gabe Newell on the Future of Games, Wearable Computers, Windows 8 and More". allthingsd.com. July 25, 2012.
“I stand by my record. I did some sharp things to get things right - too harsh - but a lot was at stake. But at the end of the day, what have I got? Just a successful Singapore.”
“I was brought up in a clergyman's household so I am a first-class liar.”
“Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of 'em: wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation, and let father Time shake his glass.”
“I will do my best to entertain. That's what I am: an entertainer.”

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