"When a wicked and unworthy subject annoyed the Sultan of Turkey or the Czar of Russia, he had his head cut of without much ceremony; but when the same happened in England, the monarch declared : "We are not amused"."

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George Mikes

#Humorous Quotes #Cutting Quotes #Russia Quotes

“A man that can master patience can master anything.”
“I throw the ball ninety-two miles an hour, but they hit it back just as hard.”
“I wake up early enough every morning to have some alone time. I have an app called Simply Being that's made for meditation. I do that for 5-10 minutes in the morning. Somehow, it helps make the chaos of life have some sort of definition. Exercise, too, keeps me able to deal with everything and not get too stressed.”

Source : "Interview with Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“The kind of hero worship you have, when a parent is lost early and you don't know all their faults and misgivings, is a very strong influence.”
“I see ranks ready for battle, stretching out. Five, six horses across, ranks in formation. Endlessly.”
“The discovery of agriculture was the first big step toward a civilized life.”

Source : Sir Arthur Keith (1947). “Evolution and Ethics”
“because the hardest boss a man can ever have is himself.”
“By 1990 I went back to no gasoline; I was just riding around on my bike, taking the bus. I had a tiny little electric car that didn't go very far or very fast. People thought I'd lost my mind. Even my own family thought I'd lost my mind.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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