"There are things you just can't do in life. You can't beat the phone company, you can't make a waiter see you until he's ready to see you, and you can't go home again."

-- Bill Bryson

#Home Quotes #Phones Quotes #House Quotes

“I'm in a war, a cultural war.”
“Like most people, I used to wear clothing off the rack. But having them fitted to me makes a really big difference, especially with pieces like a cocktail dress. Little nips and tucks can take 10 pounds off you.”
“I want to play until the end.”
“A man who lies, thinking it is the truth, is an honest man, and a man who tells the truth, believing it to be a lie, is a liar.”

Source : Before the Fall: An Inside View of the Pre-Watergate White House prologue (1975)
“Every language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved.”

Source : Casey Miller, Kate Swift (2001). “The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing”, p.4, iUniverse
“My father has passed away. He was African-American. My mother is white. So I was adopted by a couple that was of a similar dynamic as my biological parents.”
“You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience.”
“If you make a sale, you can make a living. If you make an investment of time and good service in a customer, you can make a fortune.”

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