"The present age, for all its cosmopolitan hustle, is curiously suburban in spirit."

-- Norman Douglas

#Age Quotes #Hustle Quotes #Spirit Quotes

“And now it seems she's on my wavelength. That's all I need. My mind isn't much of a comfort to me but at least I thought it was private.”

Source : Russell Hoban (2012). “The Turtle Diary”, p.76, A&C Black
“If there is anything I really fear it is the mind of a young girl.”
“We enjoyed the fact that we were called to the folk festivals and we got to know Joan Baez, Dylan. We were singing strictly gospel, but then after we started hearing songs that they would sing, we saw that those songs were very fitting for us because they were singing the truth, and truth is gospel.”
“Just remember, the language of gesture is more effective than the spoken word. Body language is very powerful. Bring the balance within you and project that balance.”
“I refuse to let the past find me here.”

Source : Libba Bray (2010). “A Great and Terrible Beauty”, p.36, Simon and Schuster
“This much then, is clear: in all our conduct it is the mean that is to be commended.”
“Growth at an exceptional rate is a red flag in banking. It is hard enough to manage an ordinary bank; to control a sprouting weed is well-nigh impossible. If loans are expanding too quickly, the lending officers have probably been saying 'yes' too frequently.”
“To think deeply of simple things.”

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