"Even an Englishman was niver improved by bein' blown up."

-- Finley Peter Dunne

#Englishmen Quotes

“The most common mistakes were investing in money market funds by people who were so scared at the prospect of managing their own funds that they picked the most conservative option, and their investments did not keep up with inflation. The second major mistake was being too heavily invested in their own company's stock, and buying when it was high and there was a lot of optimism about the company, and then having to sell it low when the company got in trouble.”

Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com
“To overcome of our enemies we must have our own socialist militarism. We must carry along with us 90 million out of the 100 million of Soviet Russia's population. As for the rest, we have nothing to say to them. They must be annihilated.”
“The main fuel to speed the world's progress is our stock of knowledge, and the brake is our lack of imagination.”

Source : Julian Lincoln Simon (1998). “The Ultimate Resource 2”, p.38, Princeton University Press
“The post of honour is a private station.”
“With God, it isnâ€™t who you were that matters; itâ€™s who you are becoming.”
“I consider myself a very passionate person, so as much fun as I like to have, I'm also the biggest asshole I know.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I'm lucky enough and wealthy enough to be able to buy photographs and buy art that inspires me from day to day. I don't want a Picasso on my wall; it's great art, but it's dead art to me. I'd rather have a photograph by someone I've never heard of that really inspires me.”
“Hallowed be thy name, oh Lord -- and shotgun do your stuff”

Source : Joe R. Lansdale (2011). “Dead in the West”, p.165, Gere Donovan Press

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