"Desponding Phyllis was endu'd With ev'ry Talent of a Prude, She trembled when a Man drew near; Salute her, and she turn'd her Ear: If o'er against her you were plac'd She durst not look above your Waist"

-- Jonathan Swift

#Men Quotes #Prudes Quotes #Looks Quotes

“If you only write when inspired, you may be a fairly decent poet, but you'll never be a novelist.”
“Her only flair is in her nostrils.”
“All we need to begin with is a #â€Ž dream that we can do better than before. All we need to have is faith, and that dream will come true. All we need to do is act, and the time for action is now.”
“We can't know or say what other people do. You have to think what you want to do to get the situation where you want it to be.”

Source : E. Lockhart (2010). “The Boy Book”, p.50, Random House
“Across the world, the lack of accountability for the harm to the environment and public health caused by conflict and military activities undermines global efforts to help fragile countries recover from armed conflicts”
“Believing in an idea is dangerous! Because belief is absolute, and absolute, is unconditional, it is supreme, its ultimate and therefore fixed, which by definition will never be acceptable to change.”
“FlashForward' was on the outs when I was approached with 'Happy Endings.' I literally got the script on a Friday, and on Saturday morning I met with David Caspe, Jamie Tarses, and the Russo brothers. I took the role on that Saturday, and on Monday I was doing a table read. It all happened very fast, but it was super exciting.”
“Not to be cheered by praise, not to be grieved by blame, but to know thoroughly one's own virtues or powers are the characteristics of an excellent man...”

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