"I did not ask for objections, but for comments, or helpful suggestions. I looked for more loyalty from you, Captain Hornblower.' That made the whole argument pointless. If Leighton only wanted servile agreement there was no sense in continuing..."

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Source : "A Ship of the Line". Book by C. S. Forester, 1938.

C. S. Forester

#Loyalty Quotes #Agreement Quotes #Suggestions Quotes

“Sometimes I wonder if all my friends are insane.”

Source : Tom Angleberger (2012). “The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee (Origami Yoda #3)”, p.173, Abrams
“I'm a season kind of guy - not the preseason but the regular season.”
“When will we ever learn, there's nowhere else we can turn.”

Source : Song: Love Will Conquer All, Album: Dancing on the Ceiling
“If I were a buyer today in one of the American department stores, I would go with extremes-the most beautiful, the more expensive, the more eccentric. I would take risks. The worst thing would be to buy only the little black dress. You know why? Because everyone has it already. I would go with a purple dress, something different”
“I'd been doing projects outdoors for the public. I made pigeons eat geometry by putting bread out in rhomboids and triangles. I don't know if this activity made sense, but the work was available.”
“I tried to hold on to this compassion, sensing its preciousness, but even as I reached to grasp it, it dissipated into wisps. No revelation can endure unless it is bolstered by a calm pure mind- and I'm afraid I didn't possess that.”
“It kills me to lose. If I'm a troublemaker, and I don't think that my temper makes me one, then it's because I can't stand losing. That's the way I am about winning, all I ever wanted to do was finish first.”
“If I knew that today would be the last time Iâ€™d see you, I would hug you tight and pray the Lord be the keeper of your soul. If I knew that this would be the last time you pass through this door, Iâ€™d embrace you, kiss you, and call you back for one more. If I knew that this would be the last time I would hear your voice, Iâ€™d take hold of each word to be able to hear it over and over again. If I knew this is the last time I see you, Iâ€™d tell you I love you, and would not just assume foolishly you know it already.”

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