"And when a lady's in the case, You know, all other things give place."

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Source : 'Fables' (1727) 'The Hare and Many Friends' l. 41

John Gay

#Women Quotes #Giving Quotes #Cases Quotes

“The literature of the inner life is very largely a record of struggle with the inordinate passions of the social self.”

Source : Charles Horton Cooley (1964). “Human Nature and the Social Order”, p.248, Transaction Publishers
“Remember that you are a human being with a soul and the divine gift of articulate speech: that your native language is the language of Shakespeare and Milton and The Bible; and don't sit there crooning like a bilious pigeon.”
“I try not to be a jerk. I really do. I try to be nice and cordial.”
“There is nothing wrong with loving the crap out of everything. Negative people find their walls. So never apologize for your enthusiasm. Never. Ever. Never.”
“The muses are ghosts, and sometimes they come uninvited.”
“I resist thinking of myself as a teacher. I think of myself as a writer who has pulled a fast one and hoodwinked this institution into giving me a job and health insurance.”
“When I became of service to other people I stopped worrying about my weight so much.”
“Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers.”

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

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