"Where did I get the nerve to think I could handle American teenagers? Ignorance. That's where I got the nerve."

-- Frank McCourt

#Teenager Quotes #Ignorance Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Great beauty is often perceived by human senses as pain.”
“Luckily the script [of X-files episode] was written wonderfully and that became who I was and I was quirky, and I was kind of agitated and not entirely happy, but at the same time, witty.”
“Folklore used to be passed by word of mouth, from one generation to the next; thats what makes it folklore, as opposed to, say, history, which is written down and stored in an archive.”
“I almost never have a plan for myself... I'm not ambitious in that way.”
“I am for peace, retrenchment and reform, the watchword of the great Liberal Party thirty years ago.”

Source : Speech on April 28, 1859. The Times, p. 6, April 29, 1859.
“The more we genuinely care about others the greater our own happiness & inner peace.”

Source : Allan Lokos (2010). “Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living”, p.90, Penguin
“I think personal style starts from within because itÂ´s a philosophy and an attitude. If youÂ´re honest and true to yourself, you will have the best sense of personal style.”
“There is danger in courage. Cowardice is a power for good. We hardly know what it prevents.”

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