"It is well for a man to respect his own vocation whatever it is and to think himself bound to uphold it and to claim for it the respect it deserves"

-- Charles Dickens

#Respect Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Men Quotes

“I think especially boys have a competitive streak when they're 12.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“So without getting into the specifics, I can tell you that to the extent that investigation is a relatively important investigation and meaningful, the president would have been periodically briefed.”
“I think Walking Dead is more of a stretch for me because I'm a light hearted superhero kind of guy.”
“It's easy to enjoy your job and enjoy other people when things are going good. When you're faced with adversity is when the character of men is measured. There's a Mennonite proverb, 'Man, like a tree, is measured best when cut down.'”
“Music the fiercest grief can charm, And fate's severest rage disarm. Music can soften pain to ease, And make despair and madness please; Our joys below it can improve, And antedate the bliss above.”
“…God is a giant quiltmaker. With an infinite variety of designs. And the quilt is grown so big and confusing, the pattern is impossible to see, the squares and diamonds and triangles don’t fit well together anymore, it’s all become meaningless. So He has abandoned it.”
“In architecture it isn't enough to just have the right building that works well. It can also be beautiful. It can also be different. It can create surprise. And surprise is the main thing in a work of art. [] I like and respect BrasÃÂlia very much. It is a simple city, a rational one. I always defend the urban design of BrasÃÂlia”
“Human empathy, while not found on any chart of human anatomy, is the reason we instinctively hurt for our children... it is the reason that one human being's intensely personal tests and triumphs can be harnessed to the good of countless others.”

Source : Glenn Beck, Keith Ablow (2012). “The 7: Seven Wonders That Will Change Your Life”, p.15, Simon and Schuster

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