"How gratifying to be there when arrogance collapses. How much more so to be the instrument. (Alfred Gillette)"

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Source : Robert Ludlum (2013). “The Jason Bourne Series 3-Book Bundle: The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum”, p.332, Bantam

Robert Ludlum

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“The sweetest things in life were not necessarily what one strove for and grabbed. Instead, many many times the All-Merciful, the All-Generous would give His servants without being petitioned, without waiting to be asked.”

Source : Leila Aboulela (2011). “Lyrics Alley: A Novel”, p.280, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“You are actually pre-paving your future experiences constantly. ... You are continually projecting your expectations into your future experiences.”
“Why should he be spared?' 'Someone ought to be.' And it will not be me. I have survived, but I have not been spared.”
“Feelings are good servants, but they are disastrous masters.”

Source : Dallas Willard (2014). “Renovation of the Heart: Putting On the Character of Christ”, p.98, Tyndale House
“A geek by definition is somebody who eats live animals. I?ve never eaten live animals.”
“I would sooner pluck one single brand from the burning than explain all mysteries.”
“Only communist regimes have churned out more jargon than modern business.”

Source : Corinne Maier (2007). “Bonjour Laziness: Why Hard Work Doesn't Pay”, p.13, Vintage
“Birds, birds, birds, I'm a Pet Shop Boy”

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