"Itâ€™s a known fact that in certain contexts peopleâ€™s great strengths become their epic failings."

-- A.S.A. Harrison

#Epic Quotes #People Quotes #Facts Quotes

“Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.”
“History, well taught, is the demythologising of the past... Take any important issue of our time - Northern Ireland, Nuclear Disarmament, Race, The Welfare State, South Africa - and it becomes impossible to seriously confront any of them without understanding their historical background.”
“Everybody says we hated the Yankees. We didn't hate the Yankees. We just hated the way they beat us.”
“Why would it be ridiculous that Quebec has an army?”
“There's a lot that is awful. That's the struggle of getting old. To make sure you don't let what's hard...obscure the beauty.”
“My comedic instinct, is a little bit more rooted in - my mother's British so I've always been more of the dry receiver of the crazy as opposed to the initiator of the crazy. I'm kind of predisposed to be the straight man.”

Source : "Jason Bateman Talks Horrible Bosses 2, The Family Fang, What He Learned Directing Bad Words, Ipo Man, and More". Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. November 25, 2014.
“It is not everyday that one learns an entire militia has sworn unbeknownest to obey you”
“Pride is the ground in which all the other sins grow, and the parent from which all the other sins come.”

Source : William Barclay (2003). “Day by Day with William Barclay: Selected Readings for Daily Reflection”, Hendrickson Publishers

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