"I have lived long enough in the world, Sir, . . . to know that the safety of a minister lies in his having the approbation of this House. Former ministers, Sir, neglected this, and therefore they fell; I have always made it my first study to obtain it..."

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Source : 1739 Speech, House of Commons, 21 Nov.

Robert Walpole

#Lying Quotes #Safety Quotes #Long Quotes

“I touched my lips to hers again, and this time, it was a very different sort of kiss. It was six yearsâ€™ worth of kissing, her lips coming to life under mine, tasting of orange and of desire. Her fingers ran through my sideburns and into my hair before linking around my neck, alive and cool on my warm skin. I was wild and tame and pulled into shreds and crushed into being all at once. For once in my human life, my mind didnâ€™t wander to compose a song lyric or store the moment for later reflection. For once in my life, I was here and nowhere else. -Sam”
“No one can avoid a challenge in life without breeding regret, and regret is the arsenic of life.”
“Because of their excessive commitment to a literal Bible, fundamentalist Christians have fallen into the trap of biblioltry.”
“You cannot heal what you cannot feel”
“Don't just read it; fight it! Ask your own questions, look for your own examples, discover your own proofs. Is the hypothesis necessary? Is the converse true? Where does the proof use the hypothesis?”

Source : "I Want to be a Mathematician: An Automathography". Book by Paul Halmos, 1985.
“I think it is the responsibility of anyone involved in politics to always think of what Japan can do to contribute more to the peace and stability not just of Japan and the region but of the entire world.”
“Here's what I believe is sexy at work: being strong and committed and confident, being precisely who you are and in hot pursuit of the goals and ideas you believe in so much they captivate and inspire others.”

Source : Charlotte Beers (2012). “I'd Rather Be in Charge: A Legendary Business Leader's Roadmap for Achieving Pride, Power, and Joy at Work”, p.12, Vanguard Press
“What comes after the revolution is inevitably bureaucracy. Whoever wins the revolution builds a bureaucracy”

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