"Americans were convinced in their own minds that they were very miserable, and those who think so are so. There is nothing so easy as to persuade people that they are badly governed. Take happy and comfortable people and talk to them with the art of the evil one, and they can soon be made discontented with their government, their rulers, with everything around them, and even with themselves."

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Source : Thomas Hutchinson (2010). “The Diary and Letters of His Excellency Thomas Hutchinson”, p.18, Applewood Books

Thomas Hutchinson

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“An only child is never twelve.”

Source : Enid Bagnold (1970). “Four plays”
“He who spends time regretting the past loses the present and risks the future.”
“Cougars are all the rage! I'm so glad that Hollywood and America are embracing women when they get in their 40s instead of putting us out to pasture. That's when a woman's in her peak. That's when she's hot. She's already been through all of the junk. She's confident. Secure with who she is.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“For my part, I do not much believe in the predilections of boyhood.”

Source : James Payn (1882). “Sammlung”
“Worry is itself an illness, since worry is an accusation against Divine Wisdom, a criticism of Divine Mercy.”

Source : Said Nursi (2008). “The Gleams: Reflections on Qur'anic Wisdom and Spirituality”
“The only source of knowledge is experience.”
“You can get an ice-cold Coke for around fifty cents in most developing countries, not just in the major population centers, but at the most remote and surprising places. The logistical challenges to resupplying all these outlets are enormous - and yet, the entire system works with incredible efficiency as is confirmed by the price of the product.”

Source : Source: www.truth-out.org
“And my mouth is not a sewer, although some people may think it is.”

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