"There are two insults which no human being will endure: The assertion that he hasn't a sense of humor, and the doubly impertinent assertion that he has never known trouble."

-- Sinclair Lewis

#Two Quotes #Sense Of Humor Quotes #Insult Quotes

“I do believe that the United Nations needs to have more exacting, more enhanced professional standards for the military peacekeepers that are deployed.”
“It is important for investors to understand what they do and don't know. Learn to recognize that you cannot possibly know what is going to happen in the future, and any investment plan that is dependent on accurately forecasting where markets will be next year is doomed to failure.”
“...we must first scrutinize thoroughly anything appearing in our hearts or any saying suggested to us. Has it come purified from the divine and heavenly fire of the Holy Spirit? Or does it lean toward Jewish superstition? Is its surface piety something which has come down from bloated worldly philosophy? We must examine this most carefully, doing as the apostle bids us: 'Do not believe in every spirit, but make sure to find out if spirits are from God' (I Jn. 4:1).”
“I personally love books that make me think, so I naturally gravitate toward writing a book like that, one that's going to make someone think and make me think.”
“Putting off an easy thing makes it hard. Putting off a hard thing makes it impossible.”
“I bet you’re really good with your hands, all that drawing and building.”

Source : Valerie Thomas, Stacy Kramer (2013). “From What I Remember”, p.144, Egmont UK
“Youâ€™d best ask the lady boffin, sir,â€ Newkirk said. â€œMidshipmen arenâ€™t allowed to have opinions.”
“Writing is the starting point from which all goodness (and crappiness) flows.”

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