"Truth is more of a stranger than fiction."

-- Mark Twain

#Truth Quotes #Fiction Quotes #Stranger Quotes

“When I wrestled in College, my team was very good.”
“I have never met anyone who wanted to save the world without my financial support.”
“Being a reporter is one of the noblest things you can do in life. Letting the people know. It's really a holy cause. Time after time after time, in the middle of corruption and disgrace and bad politics, I've seen people come through and do for people. I write about someone in trouble and someone else rallies to help them. Through reporting, things can change.”
“In every interview I have ever read or seen or taken part in, the final question in our future-oriented society is always, What next?”
“I'm less interested in how we label ourselves. I'm more interested in how we treat each other. And if we're treating each other right, then I can be African-American, I can be multi-racial, I can be you name it, what matters is, am I showing people respect, am I caring for one, for other people.”
“No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.”
“Trust and reputation are not discretionary. They are as necessary in business as the people in whom they reside.”
“Occupation is the armor of the soul.”

Source : George Stillman HILLARD (1854). “The Dangers and Duties of the Mercantile Profession. An Address Delivered Before the Mercantile Library Association, Etc”, p.22

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