"I believe it was Gayelord Hauser, the nutritionist, who said, 'You are what you eat,' but if you happen to be an intellectual, you are what you quote."

-- Joseph Epstein

#Believe Quotes #Intellectual Quotes #I Believe Quotes

“I believe that public space should be intentional: it should be obvious that you belong,”
“The only thing I can do is tell the truth as I see it and let the chips fall where they may.”
“Originality usually amounts only to plagiarizing something unfamiliar.”

Source : Katharine Fullerton Gerould (1920). “Modes and Morals”
“My team calls all the shots out of the ring, I call them in the ring.”
“Unwillingness to risk failure is always there, but it gets harder when you feel you have more to lose.”

Source : "Demi Monde" by Chrissy Iley, www.theguardian.com. October 07, 2007.
“I'm a positive person, and I try to look at the good side of everything.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The war in Yemen is not a war that we wanted. We had no other option - there was a radical militia allied with Iran and Hezbollah that took over the country. It was in possession of heavy weapons, ballistic missiles and even an air force. Should we stand by idly while this happens at our doorstep, in one of the countries in which al-Qaida has a huge presence? So we responded, as part of a coalition, at the request of the legitimate government of Yemen, and we stepped in to support them.”
“For a change, lady luck seemed to be smiling on me. Then again, maybe the fickle wench was just lulling me into a false sense of security while she reached for a rock.”

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