"Having watched herself in the speckled mirror ... she was already shocked beyond surprise at what the flat hand of age could do."

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Source : Mary Lee Settle (1954). “The Love Eaters”

Mary Lee Settle

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“Business can constitute an enormous force for goodness in society. Through its commitments to corporate citizenship and to the principles of the UNGC, the global business community can continue to create and deliver value to society.”

Source : Speech at the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit, at the Palais de Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, July 05, 2007.
“The aim of every political Constitution, is or ought to be first to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of society; and in the next place, to take the most effectual precautions for keeping them virtuous whilst they continue to hold their public trust.”
“Politicians pay more attention to interest groups than to the public interest.”
“We may not get what we want, when we want. But with a bit of perseverance and a lot of patience, we can get what we need.”

Source : Sarah Strohmeyer (2008). “Sweet Love”, p.193, Penguin
“I couldn't make sense of things. But then I began the process of civilising myself and trying to become a decent human being. I'm still working on it.”
“Desperate remorse swallows the present in a quenchless rage.”
“Why would you hand the keys to the car back to the same guys whose policies drove the economy into the ditch and then walked away from the scene of the accident?”
“When I was young, I would go to the races and it was an unbelievable feeling when you'd watch them race.”

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