"In itself and in its consequences the life of leisure is beautiful and ennobling in all civilised men's eyes."

-- Thorstein Veblen

#Life Quotes #Beautiful Quotes #Eye Quotes

“Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to ruleâ€”and both commonly succeed, and are right.”
“I'm the guy, I'm kind of like the, uh, Everyman, so I think people just relate to that.”
“Building your own house is a primal urge, one of those universal genetic drives like the need to provide for your family.”
“Human character is never found "to enter into its glory," except through the ordeal of affliction. Its force cannot come forth without the offer of resistance, nor can the grandeur of its free will declare itself, except in the battle of fierce temptation.”
“I don't really listen to music before the game. I mean, I play it in my car on the way to the arena, but I don't really listen to music before the game. I'm usually working out or lifting weights.”
“Today's patience can transform yesterday's discouragements into tomorrow's discoveries. Today's purposes can turn yesterday's defeats into tomorrow's determination.”
“We believe world peace is inevitable.”
“The sport to which I owe so much has undergone profound changes, but it's still baseball. Kids still imitate their heroes on playgrounds. Fans still ruin expensive suits going after foul balls that cost five dollars. Hitting streaks still make the network news and hot dogs still taste better at the ballpark than at home.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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