"The capital is become an overgrown monster; which, like a dropsical head, will in time leave the body and extremities without nourishment and support."

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Source : 'The Expedition of Humphry Clinker' (1771) vol. 1, letter from Matthew Bramble, 29 May

Tobias Smollett

#Time Quotes #Support Quotes #Body Quotes

“I think that part of my success was the fact that I would literally threaten your life if you got in-between me and what I wanted to do with my music. I was so drunk and in-your-face and so ADHD and so unhinged that I kind of got what I wanted.”
“I don't think fascism is dying for.”
“Your understanding of a place changes the longer you stay; you discover more, and your own life gets woven into the fabric of the community.”
“Why race? The need to be tested, perhaps; the need to take risks; and the chance to be number one.”
“I started out from a pretty modest background, so I always had a pretty good sense of money. I always had to work for my money, save my own money, I always bought my own stuff with my money... trying not to waste money unnecessarily.”

Source : "NY Startup Guy Marco Arment Has Had 3 Companies Sell In The Past 5 Weeks" by Alyson Shontell, www.businessinsider.com. June 3, 2013.
“Our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes and I see many of them in the audience here today.”
“Levity is the lubricant of a crisis. We resort to jokes, pranks and good natured kidding to relieve tension, stress and boredom.”

Source : Ed Buckbee, Wally Schirra (2005). “The Real Space Cowboys”, Collectors Guide Pub
“To take possession of a city of which you are not a native you must first fall in love there.”

Source : John Banville (2009). “The Untouchable”, p.31, Vintage

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