"Humiliation is a guest that only comes to those who have made ready his resting-place, and will give him a fair welcome. ... no one can disgrace you save yourself."

-- Ouida

#Giving Quotes #Guests Quotes #Welcome Quotes

“It was one of those humid days when the atmosphere gets confused. Sitting on the porch, you could feel it: the air wishing it was water.”

Source : Jeffrey Eugenides (2003). “Middlesex”, p.388, A&C Black
“In a big family the first child is kind of like the first pancake. If it's not perfect, that's okay, there are a lot more coming along.”
“Also, I liked John Cage's music. I liked it for its craziness, the use of silence, the boldness-anything to get me away from writing about.. I don't know what academic poets write about.”
“The Japanese are, to the highest degree, both aggressive and unaggressive, both militaristic and aesthetic, both insolent and polite, rigid and adaptable, submissive and resentful of being pushed around, loyal and treacherous, brave and timid, conservative and hospitable to new ways.”
“I always say that kindness is the greatest beauty that you can have.”
“My childhood was really comfortable and secure, but school was a nightmare. I was a lot taller than the other girls and they called me Gitte the giraffe.”

Source : "Brigitte Nielsen" by Nick McGrath, www.theguardian.com. July 30, 2011.
“One of our first customers asked me how big we want to be. I said I want to be really big. Later, it bothered me that I answered that way. Now I say I just want to be a great company.”
“We assert that the subject is crucial and only that subject matter is valid which is tragic and timeless.”

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