"There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy."

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Source : 1932 Reading,Writing and Remembering, ch.8.

E. V. Lucas

#Courtesy Quotes #Defence Quotes

“By now I was utterly deprogrammed. I walked along naked usually, clothes being not only putrid but unnecessary. My skin had been baked a deep terra-cotta brown and was the constituency of harness leather. The sun no longer penetrated it. I retained my hat.”

Source : Robyn Davidson (2012). “Tracks”, p.209, A&C Black
“You can punch a wall or write a song. Just as painful either way, but you have something to show for it at the end of the day with a song.”
“I'm a huge comic book collector. When I was a kid, I had both Marvel and DC. I was my own librarian. I made card files. I had origin stories of all the characters, and cross-referenced when they appeared in other comic books. I was full on.”

Source : "'The Wolverine': New film cuts deep into Hugh Jackman hero" by Anthony Breznican, www.ew.com. January 08, 2013.
“The ban on assault weapons has decreased gun violence in Baltimore not one iota. That's because few, if any, of the shootings were done with assault weapons.”
“Political genius consists in identifying oneself with a principle.”
“You know, there's a thing about the woman across the room. You see the woman across the room, you think, She's so poised; she's so together. But she looks at you and you are the woman across the room for her.”

Source : "Diane von Furstenberg: Unwrapped". Interview with Anamaria Wilson, www.harpersbazaar.com. September 14, 2009.
“My mom was very strict when I was growing up. I could not talk to boys until I was 18. I had to study and work hard.”
“I could design an $800 shoe line it's easy. You use the best materials and you can make beautiful shoes. It's easier than making great shoes for $90.”

Source : "Milestone: Q&A With Steve Madden". Interview with Neil Weilheimer, footwearnews.com. February 22, 2010.

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