"It was the silent time before dawn, along the shores of what had been one of the most beautiful lakes in southern Africa."

-- James A. Michener

#Beautiful Quotes #Lakes Quotes #Southern Quotes

“Caring for our veterans is the duty of a grateful nation. Unfortunately, the Bush administration and congressional Republicans have not lived up to this duty.”
“I don’t like to quote myself but unfortunately everybody I know who should be quoting me is dead.”
“I'm not ashamed that I need glasses for distance. I did not feel like I needed to have all of that hair, which was typical Star Jones, or the extra lashes or the heavy makeup.”
“There's no better way to dismantle a personality than to isolate it.”
“I believe that 'MasterChef' brings something more to the table, so to speak, than simply being another reality food TV show. My hope is that it will inspire America to get more involved in the food they eat, how it is prepared.”
“Whichever theory we adopt to give a rational explanation of human existence, that theory must take into account and explain the mental nature we see at work in all modern communities.”

Source : Sir Arthur Keith (1947). “Evolution and Ethics”
“I thought you'd gotten over your whoring when you left him, Catherine, but it seems you only postponed it." Bones' face turned to stone, and he answered her even before I could snap out an indignant response. "Don't you ever speak to her that way again." There was pure warning in the whip of his words. "You can call me any name you like and more, but I will not stand by while you slander her out of your own ignorance.”
“God will not look you over for medals degrees or diplomas, but for scars.”

Source : Elbert Hubbard (1911). “A Thousand & One Epigrams: Selected from the Writings of Elbert Hubbard”

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