"In youth we feel richer for every new illusion; in maturer years, for every one we lose."

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Sophie Swetchine

#Years Quotes #Youth Quotes #Aging Quotes

“If absolute power corrupts absolutely, where does that leave God??”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The cocktail party is probably America's greatest contribution to the world of entertaining.”

Source : Martha Stewart, Elizabeth Hawes (1982). “Entertaining”, Clarkson Potter
“In the end, the difference between a published writer and an unpublished one comes down to one thing: The unpublished writer gave up, and the published writer didn't.”

Source : Judy Delton (1985). “The 29 most common writing mistakes and how to avoid them”, Betterway Books
“Have you learned the lessons only of those who admired you, and were tender with you, and stood aside for you? Have you not learned great lessons from those who braced themselves against you, and disputed passage with you?”
“Canadians don't have a very big political lever, we're nice guys.”
“My point about alcohol is that if you abuse something, it abuses you back.”

Source : Michka Assayas (2006). “Bono”, p.110, Penguin
“It is as if the ordinary language we use every day has a hidden set of signals, a kind of secret code.”
“Gold gives an appearance of beauty even to ugliness: but with poverty everything becomes frightful.”

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