"Never say you are five feet nine when you are five feet eight and a half" was the first one I encountered. Another was, "Always say some prayers at night because it might turn out that there is a God."

-- John Knowles

#Prayer Quotes #Night Quotes #Feet Quotes

“The truth of the matter is that all we have to do is live long enough and we will suffer.”
“Nothing beats the original Krispy Kreme”
“And though I ebb in worth, I'll flow in thanks.”

Source : John Taylor (1872). “Works of John Taylor, the Water-Poet. [Reprints of 21 separately issued pieces.] Edited by C. Hindley. L.P.”
“Nor do piecemeal steps however well intended, even partially resolve problems that have reached a universal, global and catastrophic character. If anything, partial 'solutions' serve merely as cosmetics to conceal the deep seated nature of the ecological crisis. They thereby deflect public attention and theoretical insight from an adequate understanding of the depth and scope of the necessary changes.”
“I found myself at a time in my career trying to impress everyone. I was constantly thinking about what everyone thought of my music.”
“It is quite possible to leave your home for a walk in the early morning air and return a different person - beguiled, enchanted.”
“Dinner's in one hour. If you're not back, sitting at the table, I'll beat you all unconscious with a spatula.”
“There's a few tunes of mine that don't have jokes, but most of them have a joke and they have a humorous point of view somewhere.”

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