"He had kept his head, kept his health and his strength, bearing up under a weight of work and worry that only a few could have carried."

-- David McCullough

#Worry Quotes #Weight Quotes

“An house is of a double nature, viz., one, wherein it is a way and means of expence, the other as it is an instrument and tool of gain.”

Source : Sir William Petty (1769). “Tracts, Chiefly Relating to Ireland: Containing: 1. A Treatise of Taxes and Contributions. II. Essays in Political Arithmetic. III. The Political Anatomy of Ireland”, p.26
“... we may remember what the Romansthought a cultivated person ought to be: one who knows how to choose his company among men, among things, among thoughts, in the present as well as in the past.”
“Beware the abuse of Power. Both by those we disagree with, as well as those we may agree with”
“You're required to be outspoken in journalism, and in television you're exposed anyway, because everyone watches it.”

Source : Interview with Rachel Cooke, www.theguardian.com. January 10, 2009.
“Even mocking people helped their face stats. In the reputation economy, the only real way to hurt anyone was to ignore them completely. And it was pretty hard to ignore someone who made your blood boil.”
“After the game, I'm a completely different person. I drink some beers with friends and try to get my mind completely off football.”
“Man can be defined, if one wishes, as a languag-ized mammal.”
“Because I'm a civil rights activist, I am also an animal rights activist. Animals and humans suffer and die alike. Violence causes the same pain, the same spilling of blood, the same stench of death, the same arrogant, cruel and vicious taking of life. We shouldn't be a part of it.”

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