"It is not good to have an oar in everyone's boat."

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Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden

#Focus Quotes #Boat Quotes #Oar Quotes

“For those roses bright, oh, those roses bright! I have twined them in my sister's locks That are hid in the dust from sight.”

Source : Phoebe Cary (1868). “Poems of Faith, Hope, and Love”, p.174
“You get one chance to make an impression, and coasting through is a disservice.”

Source : "James Vincent McMorrow: 'I like my own musical company'". Interview with Tom Lamont, www.theguardian.com. January 4, 2014.
“Look within. The heart is the foundation of virtue; and it is for eternity ready to do virtuous works.”
“The most glaring deficiency in traditional economic models is that they completely ignore the role of context in evaluation.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“Answer July- Where is the Bee- Where is the Blush- Where is the Hay? Ah, said July- Where is the Seed- Where is the Bud- Where is the May- Answer Thee-Me-”
“You are -- your life, and nothing else.”

Source : Jean Paul Sartre (1955). “No exit, and three other plays”, Vintage
“When I see David Attenborough talking about how chimps live, big apes, I just remember my dad and the way he'd look at you. He couldn't speak, but everything else about him was, 'This is us, a family.' Relationships are just as intense as they are for people who can speak. Probably more so.”

Source : "A break in the clouds" by Oliver Burkeman, www.theguardian.com. September 29, 2006.
“The key thing with any football player is, what can he do when he gets on the field.”

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