"Some men tend to cling to old intellectual excitements, just as some belles, when they are old ladies, still cling to the fashions and coiffures of their exciting youth."

-- Jane Jacobs

#Fashion Quotes #Men Quotes #Intellectual Quotes

“The circumstances and events that we see as setbacks are oftentimes the very things that launch us into periods of intense spiritual growth”

Source : Charles Stanley (1991). “How to Handle Adversity”, p.59, Thomas Nelson Inc
“There are advantages to being the chairman. One of my favorite perks was picking out an issue and doing what I called a "deep dive." It's spotting a challenge where you think you can make a difference one that looks like it would be fun and then throwing the weight of your position behind it. Some might justifiably call it "meddling." I've often done this just about everywhere in the company.”
“To overcome the academic prose you have first to overcome the academic pose,”

Source : C. Wright Mills (2000). “The Sociological Imagination”, p.219, Oxford University Press
“Oprah was not somebody who was telling us what to do, she wasn't really teaching us like so many people we see today. With Oprah, she was learning and we were learning with her. And I think that's really was the seed that was planted for all of us to just hang in there with her.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I'd love to romance Aishwarya Rai. But I'm 58 now. So I have to play her father.”
“I'm always astonished to see how badly people can behave when they think no one is noticing.”
“I write the songs first and in most cases teach myself the technique second.”
“Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.”

Source : "The Life and Genius of Anton Chekhov: Letters, Diary, Reminiscences and Biography".

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