"A gentleman who for reasons of chivalry I shall not mention, but who occupied grand office, and who had taken grandly of wine and allowed veritas to overcome him, went up to the Prime Minister and told her he had always fancied her, to which the Prime Minister replied, "Quite right - you have very good taste but I just don't think you would make it at the moment."

-- Nicholas Fairbairn

#Taken Quotes #Wine Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I'm a comedian, and I decided I wanted to be a comedian when I was eight years old watching old Saturday Night Live episodes. I never decided to be a rapper because I'm not a rapper.”

Source : "Rick Ross & Andy Samberg: Riding The Wavy Train". Interview with Joe La Puma, www.complex.com. May 23, 2011.
“I've never achieved spectacular success with a film. My reputation has grown slowly. I suppose you could say that I'm a successful filmmaker-in that a number of people speak well of me. But none of my films have received unanimously positive reviews, and none have done blockbuster business.”
“The problem is that most people focus on their failures rather than their successes. But the truth is that most people have many more successes than failures.”

Source : Ludwig Von Mises (1947). “Planned Chaos”, p.81, Ludwig von Mises Institute
“Most asylum seekers do get permanent visas, so the earlier they receive the appropriate help, the faster they will become part of the community. They'll get jobs and start paying taxes too. They will see Australia as a nation with a sense of care and concern. That's so important for a cohesive society. It helps build a sense of belonging. And in terms of common decency, it's what should be happening... For God's sake, this is Australia, people should be treated with decency and humanity.”
“In thought I am living wholly with Theo and Vincent, oh, the infinitely delicate, tender and lovely [quality] of that relation[ship].”
“I live on Earth at present, and I donâ€™t know what I am. I know that I am not a category. I am not a thing â€” a noun. I seem to be a verb, an evolutionary process â€“ an integral function of the universe.”
“Most of the time, criticism that takes pop culture seriously involves performing some kind of symbolic analysis, decoding the work to demonstrate the way it represents some other aspect of society.”
“I've never laid a cane on the back of a lord before, but if you force me to I shall speedily become used to the practice.”

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