"a lady could do, so I was told, just about nothing that she might want to do except attend all parties."

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Source : Evalyn Walsh McLean (2015). “Father Struck It Rich”, p.159, Pickle Partners Publishing

Evalyn Walsh McLean

#Party Quotes #Want Quotes #Might Quotes

“Comedy has to be based on truth. You take the truth and you put a little curlicue at the end.”

Source : "The words and comedy of Sid Caesar" by Lisa Respers France, February 12, 2014.
“A single discovery within a lifetime is a very remarkable thing. Two over the course of a career-why, you'd be very lucky indeed.”
“I find I can't get rid of my trashiness as an artist. A lot of my themes in painting, to the extent that there are intentional themes, are meant to bring that conundrum into high relief.”
“The Holy Spirit never convicts (Christians) of your sins. He never comes to point out your faultsâ€¦. It does not take a revelation from the Holy Spirit to see that you have failed. However, when you know that youâ€™ve failed what you do need is for the Holy Spirit to convict you of your righteousness.”
“I'm still learning so much with every play I write. So I wrestle with word choice, rhythm in final drafts. I think you have to be ruthless.”
“Statistically, Portland, Oregon has the most street kids, like kids that run away from home and live on the street. Its like a whole culture thing there. If you walk around on the streets, there are kids living on the streets, begging for money, but its almost like a cool thing. They all just sit around and play music and squat.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Listen to what your higher wisdom has to say about how you can deepen your participation in the global shift-through personal healing, changing your worldview, or finding ways to help others and the environment. This is how you can both heal yourself and help humanity. At their deepest level, the two are joined and ready to awaken to a new world.”

Source : Edmund Bourne (2009). “Global Shift: How A New Worldview Is Transforming Humanity”, p.325, New Harbinger Publications
“I learned the lesson that great men cultivate love, and that only little men cherish a spirit of hatred. I resolved then that I would permit no man, no matter what his color, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.”

Source : "Up From Slavery" by Booker T. Washington, (Chapter XI), 1901.

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