"I believe that Britain is becoming more class-conscious, and I quake at the very idea of Old Etonians ruling the world again."

-- Johnny Vegas

#Believe Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Class Quotes

“Talent is like a marksman who hits a target which others cannot reach; genius is like a marksman who hits a target which others cannot see.”
“When I'm painting the picture, I'm really painting a picture. I may have a flat-footed technique, or something like that, but still, to me, the thrill, or the meat of the thing, is the actual painting. I don't get any thrill out of laying it out.”
“Your subconscious never sleeps. It is always on the job. It controls all your vital functions. Forgive yourself and every one else before you go to sleep, and healing will take place much more rapidly.”

Source : Joseph Murphy, General Press (2016). “The Power of Your Subconscious Mind”, p.102, GENERAL PRESS
“I always tell women to use the fact that we offer a different point of view in a room full of men, to their advantage. Because we often stand out, we gain a unique platform to demonstrate our knowledge and capabilities.”

Source : "Women Have the Skills to Stand Out in STEM Fields" by Padmasree Warrior, blogs.cisco.com. June 20, 2013.
“It is the fragrant lack of practicality that makes high-heeled shoes so fascinating: in terms of static mechanics they induce a sort of insecurity which some find titillating.”
“The war between the Iranians and Iraqis is a touchy issue. To be quite honest, they each other's guts. It was not responsible to let one of our ships be put into a war zone like that.”
“A government must govern, must prescribe and enforce laws within its sphere or cease to be a government. Moreover, the individual must be independent and free within his own sphere or cease to be an individual. The fundamental question ... is now, and always will be through what adjustments, by what actions, these principles may be applied.”
“Tis distance lends enchantment to the view, and robes the mountain in its azure hue.”

Source : Pleasures of Hope pt. 1, l. 7 (1799).

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