"It is a pity that, commonly, more care is had--yea, and that among very wise men--to find out rather a cunning man for their horse than a cunning man for their children."

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Source : Roger Ascham (1815). “The English Works of Roger Ascham: Preceptor to Queen Elizabeth”, p.206

Roger Ascham

#Wise Quotes #Horse Quotes #Children Quotes

“JavaScript is the world's most misunderstood programming language.”
“There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.”
“And he said that he wrote the Bond character based on the character of David Niven. That's how he saw Bond.”
“It only takes a second to score a goal.”

Source : "Boro unworthy of the green jersey" by Jeremy Alexander, www.theguardian.com. September 27, 2004.
“The purpose of art actually is, in many cases, to make you feel quite uncomfortable. Or at least to go to that place that's already of discomfort inside of you and tap into that.”
“You go to a show, and there's no food at all, so if you're doing shows back to back, you can forget eating. I remember standing up in the bath one day, and there was a mirror in front of me, and I was so thin! I hated it. I never liked being that skinny.”
“My whole career I played these girls sort of 18 to 23.”
“Insurgents throughout Iraq continue to threaten our efforts and pose a danger to stability in the region. They fight not for their country, but rather against ours.”

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