"[On golf:] One of the most distressing defects of civilization."

-- Winifred Holtby

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“The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.”
“My parents raised me to never feel like I was entitled to success.That you have to work for it. You have to work so hard for it. And sometimes then you don't even get where you need to go.”
“When in doubt, use Caslon.”
“To be energetic and firm where principle demands it, and tolerant in all else, is not easy. It is not easy to abhor wickedness, and oppose it with every energy, and at the same time to have the meekness and gentleness of Christ, becoming all things to all men for the truth's sake. The energy of patience, the most godlike of all, is not easy.”

Source : Mark Hopkins (1884). “Teachings and Counsels: Twenty Baccalaureate Sermons; with a Discourse on President Garfield”
“There's a pardon for every sinner on the topside of the earth, but you have to call for it by faith before it becomes yours. In other words, you have to trust Christ as your Savior.”
“I think more of the little kids from a school in a little village in Niger who get teaching two hours a day, sharing one chair for three of them, and who are very keen to get an education. I have them in my mind all the time. Because I think they need even more help than the people in Athens.”

Source : "It's payback time: don't expect sympathy - Lagarde to Greeks" by Larry Elliott, Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. May 25, 2012.
“I hate Bollywood. The movies are all garbage, just terrible. It's my opinion; obviously, there are billions who like and love them. I don't like all the singing, dancing and all the dramatic crying. I have never seen a Bollywood film in my life.”

Source : "'I Hate Bollywood' Says Canadian Comedian Russell Peters" by Nyay Bhushan, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 22, 2011.
“Some times your best effort just isn't good enough.”

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