"The wife picked out ceramic tile for floor covering, not realizing that cost was determined by square foot, not square yard like carpet. Thinking the price was plenty reasonable, she had an extra room of tile ordered for installation. When the bill arrived, it was staggering. She and her husband began a fight that continued all through the construction job. They ended up divorced, but not until she had broken every window."

-- Jim Harrison

#Jobs Quotes #Husband Quotes #Fighting Quotes

“In the John Paul II days, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger had the advantage of staying in his cupboard - the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - exchanging views only with the Pope, and speaking publicly only through carefully written missives on doctrinal issues.”
“It is better to pay court to a queen ... than to worship, as we too often do, some unworthy person whose wealth is his sole passport into society. I believe that a habit of respect is good for the human race.”
“If we didn't fear the truths we didn't hear, we'd lose the need to fear the ones we did.”
“When I left law school, I wanted to go into the government, into the tax policy area. I got the job that I wanted in the International Tax Council's office in Treasury. I arrived determined to change the world. But I discovered very quickly that the world couldn't care less. And I couldn't stomach the lying and stealing that I witnessed. I realized that the only difference between my mother's family and the senators and administrators that I was working with was that the latter wore suits and ties.”

Source : Source: www.commonwealmagazine.org
“If you feel overwhelmed, you may be trying to achieve too much at once. Step back and look at your goals. If you're doing too much, it's time to reprioritize.”

Source : "5 Steps to Getting Unstuck" by Lauren Mackler, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 22, 2010.
“Sooner or later in life, we will all take our own turn being in the position we once had someone else in.”
“When I was in my twenties, it felt like I was riding wild horses, and I was hoping I didnt go over a cliff.”
“Obviously, the state's responsibility should be to legislate rules for a well-ordered society. It has no right or duty to creep into the bedrooms of the nation.”

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