"we were raising our standard of living at the expense of our standard of character."

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Source : Ida M. Tarbell (2015). “All in the Day's Work: An Autobiography”, p.318, Ravenio Books

Ida Tarbell

#Character Quotes #Standards Quotes #Consumerism Quotes

“Pawns are really queens in disguise.”
“Winners win in life because they win the battle in their mind first!”
“Worry is a mean-faced dwarf who beats on your heart like a kettledrum.”
“The tarot card 'The Tower' seemed a chilling reflection of the events of September 11, 2001.”
“Everybody teaches a system. I just try to shoot where I'm aiming. I play by sight and feel not by technical thoughts.”
“I know, I'm like a kid. Maybe I was a bit too spoilt growing up. Everything just came like I wanted it to.”

Source : "Asafa Powell says it is time to step out of Usain Bolt's shadow". Interview With Anna Kessel, www.theguardian.com. August 20, 2011.
“Normal is just a cycle on the washing machine.”
“I endeavor to be wise when I cannot be merry, easy when I cannot be glad, content with what cannot be mended, and patient when there be no redress.”

Source : Elizabeth Montagu, Emily J. Climenson (2011). “Elizabeth Montagu, the Queen of the Bluestockings: Her Correspondence from 1720 to 1761”, p.36, Cambridge University Press

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