"I find righteous denunciations of the present state of the language no less dismaying than the present state of the language."

-- Lionel Trilling

#Language Quotes #States Quotes #Righteous Quotes

“When you feed the big dog, it does whatever you tell him to do.”
“I'm looking forward to the day when America will mature to the point that we are a color-blind society. I'm not so sure that in politics that will ever be reality, because politics has a way of separating us based on skin color.”

Source : "Live Chat: Congressman J.C. Watts". The ABC NEWS Interview, abcnews.go.com.
“Every kind of knowledge, every science, is as a tree: if the fruit of it be the love of God, then is it a blessed tree, but if not, that tree is but dried-up wood, and shall only feed the fire”
“It's not necessarily that satisfying getting monetary success, but sometimes it keeps the door open to make what you want to make.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“There are similarities between business and sport, in the pressures involved and in the fitness aspect too.”
“The truth of the matter is: you can create a great legacy, and inspire others, by giving it to philanthropic organizations.”
“I knew immediately that this was not going to work out. Hunter is the kind of guy who dates women who wear high heels and a cocktail dress on a first date. I can't even walk in heels, and I generally believe that someone has to earn the right to see my legs.”

Source : Lisa Lutz (2011). “Lisa Lutz Spellman Series E-Book Box Set: The Spellman Files, Curse of the Spellmans, Revenge of the Spellmans, The Spellmans Strike Again”, p.66, Simon and Schuster
“No one is a virgin, because life has screwed us all.”

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