"People are able to live with only half a heart, to live without real compassion, because they are able to use words that are only forms."

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Source : Angus Wilson, Kerry McSweeney (1984). “Diversity and Depth in Fiction: Selected Critical Writings of Angus Wilson”, Viking Adult

Angus Wilson

#Real Quotes #Heart Quotes #Compassion Quotes

“It's easy to have a complicated idea. It's very hard to have a simple idea.”
“Tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.”
“Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.”
“Tell him that PDP women in every nook and cranny, wherever we are, young or old, beautiful or ugly, tall or short, small or big, we are chanting to Nigerians: all we are saying, give us Goodluck.”
“The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.”
“Teachers make a difference, and we would serve our students better by focusing on attracting and retaining the quality teachers by raising teacher pay.”
“I like to keep my options very open and try not to focus on trying to get something. That's just how I'm playing it and it's worked so far.”

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“In my particular case foreign policy happens to be my hobby, my consuming interest. I had spent decades studying it.”

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