"The idea that people can behave naturally, without resorting to an artificial code tacitly agreed upon by their society, is as silly as the idea that they can communicate by a spoken language without commonly accepted semantic and grammatical rules."

-- Judith Martin

#Silly Quotes #Ideas Quotes #People Quotes

“Wars become history all too soon and are forgotten all too soon as well, before the lessons can be learned.”
“As an amateur, I couldn't get many fights. No one would fight me when I was a schoolboy.”
“The average husband enjoys the total effect of his home but is usually unable to contribute any of the details of work and organisation that make it enjoyable.”
“The greatest performance improvement of all is when a system goes from not-working to working.”
“Buy the ticket, take the ride.”
“Embrace every challenge you have, every person you meet, every place you visit, every task you succeed at, and especially those at which you fail. You will learn from them all. You'll learn about the world at large and about other people but most important, you'll learn about yourself.”

Source : Doctorate Award Speech at Kean University, New Jersey, 2004.
“I had lost my mind and fallen into my heart.”
“During the season of Lent which begins today, we renew our commitment to the path of conversion, making more room for God in our lives.”

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