"Self-satisfaction is the state of mind of those who have the happy conviction that they are not as other men."

-- Margery Allingham

#Happiness Quotes #Men Quotes #Self Quotes

“It hinges on oil. Europeans feel they handled the boycott after the Yom Kippur War [1973] very badly. The Arabs need to sell oil; otherwise they cannot live.”
“In music, as you develop a theme or musical idea, there are many points at which directions must be decided, and at any time I was in the throes of debate with myself, harmonically or melodically, I would turn to Billy Strayhorn. We would talk, and then the whole world would come into focus. The steady hand of his good judgment pointed to the clear way that was fitting for us. He was not, as he was often referred to by many, my alter ego. Billy Strayhorn was my right arm, my left arm, all the eyes in the back of my head, my brainwaves in his head, and his in mine.”
“No charges have been filed by the L.A. district attorney's office, and for that I am appreciative. I have said it before, but we all make mistakes, and the day will come soon enough where you no longer read of mine in the tabloids.”

Source : "No Charges for Scott Stapp's Public Drunkenness at Airport". www.foxnews.com. March 10, 2006.
“I prided myself on working as hard as I could, trying to overcome a learning diability.”
“America is at war. Go eat a donut.”
“The only reason I ever played in the first place was so I could afford to hunt and fish.”
“I really love Alexa Chung's style. I really think she gets it right all the time. I've never seen a picture of her where I didn't love the outfit.”
“Most people perceive moderates as timid middle-of-the-roaders who can't take a stand.”

Source : "The Sweep: Vikings, voters and the charge of the Militant Middle" by Tom Foreman, www.cnn.com. September 29, 2010.

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