"I had always imagined that ClichÃ© was a suburb of Paris, until I discovered it to be a street in Oxford."

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Source : Philip Guedalla (1921). “Supers & supermen: studies in politics, history and letters”

Philip Guedalla

#Paris Quotes #Oxford Quotes #Streets Quotes

“It's stupid to claim that one human being is special, or picked out by God, when in fact there are hundreds of millions of human beings in the world, and God knows how many millions of people long dead who have been lost to history, all of whom were probably special to someone.”
“It was amazing how these events lost their impact, translated through the flat gaze of a video screen.”
“We don't come here for our health. We can think of other ways of enjoying ourselves.”
“Europe is a collection of free countries.”
“You're a Daniels and a Walker. That means you're 99% fine stubbornness, tenacity and resilience combined", Tara said. "And the other 1%?" Mia asked as they sat at the tiny galley table. Ford wrapped an arm around her neck and pulled her in close. "Perfection.”
“With enough butter, anything is good”
“Information is the mortar that both builds and destroys empires.”
“Why do people feel guilty about TV? What is wrong with it? Just this: it shuts out all the wonderful things of which the mind is capable, leaving it drugged in a state of thoughtless stupor.”

Source : Hugh Nibley (1989). “Approaching Zion”, Shadow Mountain

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