"A garden has a curious innocent way of consuming cash while all the time you are under the illusion that you are spending nothing."

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Source : Esther Meynell (1940). “A Woman Talking”, London, Chapman & Hall [1940.]

Esther Meynell

#Home Quotes #Garden Quotes #Cash Quotes

“No matter how hard life is, you are your own architecture. If you give up then thereâ€™s no one that can help you, but if you want to keep building your future, then no one can stop you either.”
“It's healthy for a band to become slightly less relevant”
“I was so raw I didn't know about the Lambeau Leap-a Packer player celebrates catching a touchdown by leaping into the stands. It was started by Leroy Butler years before and has been copied by players all over the league. Don't be fooled, though. The only legitimate Lambeau Leap is celebrated by a Packer at Lambeau Field.”
“I always say the beauty is in the mix.”
“At the same time, you had Barack Obama as a president. You had Hillary Clinton on track, all the Democrats looking good. And, you know, Donald Trump was just an entertaining buffoon to watch. And, over time, you came to realize that Donald Trump was appealing to a lot of people with his populist message. And, slowly, I think, even as a show, we started shifting in tone as the election started shifting.”
“Come, therefore, and let us fling mud at them!”
“You have to be very cautious that you're hitting the right beats and making sure it's funny, but at the same time when those notes are serious, you're trying to get your point across and it's not about the comedy.”
“Who lives as a citizen, may write as a philosopher - but write as a philosopher, it is to teach materialism!”

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