"A court of heraldry sprung up to supply the place of crusade exploits, to grant imaginary shields and trophies to families that never wore real armor, and it is but of late that it has been discovered to have no real jurisdiction."

-- William Shenstone

#Real Quotes #Shields Quotes #Trophies Quotes

“No one ever wanted to hire me. Ever. I've never been recruited anywhere. I have beat my head against every wall, at every place that I worked.”

Source : "Scott Pelley: In His Own Words" by Beth Knobel, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 3, 2011.
“A lot of the things that until now seemed unthinkable are starting to be thinkable.”
“The Keystone XL project has built strong safety measures into its design with the newest technology. Additionally, 80 percent of the new Canadian oil sands are being developed 'in situ,' meaning, it has a similar carbon footprint and emissions as conventional oil wells.”
“The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body.”
“Fast cars are my only vice.”
“I think people are afraid. I remember when we'd have discussions in the '60s among people who were active. We'd say, "Well, people are afraid," and the answer to us was, "If you're afraid, you know you should be doing something." People are afraid today, but they're not doing anything.”
“Love of beauty is really only the sex instinct, which nothing but complete union satisfies.”

Source : John Galsworthy (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of John Galsworthy (Illustrated)”, p.2146, Delphi Classics
“Donâ€™t be afraid to make people mad. Your honesty will inspire your true followers. I piss off tons of people every day.”

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