"Your English style will no doubt put all the other gentlemen to bed. I speak figuratively, of course."

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Source : John Gielgud (2005). “Sir John Gielgud: A Life in Letters”, p.92, Arcade Publishing

John Gielgud

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“Love doesn't mean doing extraordinary or heroic things. It means knowing how to do ordinary things with tenderness.”

Source : Jean Vanier (2010). “Living Gently in a Violent World (Large Print 16pt)”, p.55, ReadHowYouWant.com
“Its who you know and who can help you.”
“I can't imagine anything that would make the world look more different than if women and girls were unequivocally enfranchised.”
“As a child I used to watch clouds, and in them, see faces, castles, animals, dragons, and giants. It was a world of escape--fantasy; something to inject wonder and adventure into the mundane, regulated life of a middle-class boy leading a middle-class life.”
“Much of what passes for quality on British television is no more than a reflection of the narrow elite which controls it and has always thought that its tastes were synonymous with quality.”

Source : Rupert Murdoch's address to the Edinburgh Television Festival, 1989.
“Now, in New Jersey, we have more government workers per square mile than any state in America. But since I've been governor we now have fewer people on the state payroll at any time since Christie Whitman left office in January 2001. That's the right direction, Mr. President, not the wrong direction.”
“Marriage is the most expensive ticket to nowhere”

Source : Aryn Kyle (2008). “The God of Animals: A Novel”, p.312, Simon and Schuster
“As an individual, you know what you are good at and what you're not good at, so over time as you are hiring, you should be hiring for the skill requirements as the rule, but you should also be thinking, "What am I less good at?" and knowing you need to hire those people to create a stronger team. Different personalities are good at different things, but as a leader and and entrepreneur, it often has to start with you and building around your shortcomings.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com

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