"Egypt: Where the Israelites would still be if Moses had been a bureaucrat."

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Source : Laurence J. Peter (1986). “The Peter Pyramid, Or: Will We Ever Get the Point?”, William Morrow

Laurence J. Peter

#Egypt Quotes #Moses Quotes #Stills Quotes

“The fact is that you don't want to be away forever, but you want to lead a normal life.”
“I believe in universal health care. And I am not afraid to say so.”
“We are not one people. We are two peoples. We are a people for Freedom and a people for Slavery. Between the two, conflict is inevitable.”
“Have you ever seen a really good chocolate dish & women? It affects women not like men. Itâ€™s incredible.”
“I found out what the secret to life is - friends.Â Best friends.”

Source : "Fictional character: Ninny Threadgoode". "Fried Green Tomatoes", www.imdb.com. 1991.
“Literature transforms and intensifies ordinary language, deviates systematically from everyday speech.”
“The emancipation of today displays itself mainly in cigarettes and shorts... painted lips and nails, and the return of trailing skirts and other absurdities of dress which betoken the slave-woman's intelligent companionship.”
“Whatever solace the Christian faith could give was balanced by the anxiety it generated.”

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