"Morris read through the letter. Was it a shade too fulsome? No, that was another law of academic life: it is impossible to be excessive in flattery of one's peers."

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Source : 1984 Small World, pt.3, ch.1.

David Lodge

#Academic Life Quotes #Law Quotes #Peers Quotes

“We got CEOs making 200 times the worker's pay, but they'll fight like hell against raising the minimum wage.”
“Never forget that to forgive yourself is to release trapped energy that could be doing good work in the world.”

Source : D. Patrick Miller (2017). “The Forgiveness Book: Healing the Hurts We Don't Deserve”, p.41, Hampton Roads Publishing
“I always say, better ask forgiveness than permission.”
“I believe that the death penalty is the ultimate deterrent to violent crime...period.”
“Europe is usually where I am usually galloping around.”

Source : "Interview: Joe Cocker lyric". AskMen Interview, www.askmen.com.
“It has always seemed unfair to me that many churches (and some individual Christians) keep careful records on how many converts they make to Christianity, but never keep any record of how many they drive away from Christ!”

Source : Ray C. Stedman (2011). “Authentic Christianity: The Classic Bestseller on Living the Life of Faith with Integrity”, p.17, Discovery House
“There are millions of people out there ignoring disabilities and accomplishing incredible feats. I learned you can learn to do things differently, but do them just as well. I've learned that it's not the disability that defines you, it's how you deal with the challenges the disability presents you with. And I've learned that we have an obligation to the abilities we DO have, not the disability.”
“Ponder and deliberate before you make a move.”

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