"Not until we have learned to be useful can we afford to do what we like."

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Source : Dame Ellen Terry (1908). “The Story of My Life: Recollections and Reflections”

Ellen Terry

#Usefulness Quotes

“Poetry uses the hub of a torque converter for a jello mold.”

Source : Diane Glancy (1996). “Claiming Breath”, p.75, U of Nebraska Press
“A gift - be it a present, a kind word or a job done with care and love - explains itself!... and if receivin' it embarrasses you, it's because your 'thanks box' is warped.”

Source : Alice Childress (2012). “Like One of the Family: Conversations from a Domestic's Life”, p.78, Beacon Press
“To copy the truth can be a good thing, but to invent the truth is better, much better.”

Source : Giuseppe Verdi, Hans Busch (1988). “Verdi's Otello and Simon Boccanegra (revised version) in letters and documents”, Oxford University Press, USA
“Liberals and conservatives disagree over what are the most important sins. For conservatives, the sins that matter are personal irresponsibility, the flight from family life, sexual permissiveness, the failure of individuals to work hard. For liberals, the gravest sins are intolerance, a lack of generosity toward the needy, narrow-mindedness toward social and racial minorities.”

Source : E.J. Dionne (2013). “Why Americans Hate Politics”, p.554, Simon and Schuster
“Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you desire from what you do. If you are in a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out.”
“Lots of English people say exactly the opposite of what they mean.”
“Don't force it... get a bigger hammer.”
“I've calmed down already. I don't hook up anymore.”

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