"Well I'm a very similar age to Prince Charles. I'm a year older than him. I was at university at the same time as him. I think in the sixties, like all the Royals, he really had very little impact on my life at all and he seemed, if anything a lot older in his attitudes."

-- Anthony Holden

#Attitude Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Impact Quotes

“In most of the world, we have only small remnants of the wildlife that once existed. Africa has the most astonishing wildlife still.”
“Faris turned on him. "Why choose to wear black today, of all days? I know why I'm in black. Why are you? Mourning? He looked startled. "One does not wear mourning for a servant." You still don't understand, do you? He was not my servant." He regarded her anger, aghast. "What then? What else could he be? Her empty hands shook as she held them out to him. Her voice shook as she replied, "Glove to my hand." Slowly she closed her fists. "Everything.”
“GUNPOWDER, n. An agency employed by civilized nations for the settlement of disputes which might become troublesome if left unadjusted. By most writers the invention of gunpowder is ascribed to the Chinese, but not upon very convincing evidence. Milton says it was invented by the devil to dispel angels with, and this opinion seems to derive some support from the scarcity of angels.”
“If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself.”
“Embarrassment is a partner in the creative act.”
“Thatâ€™s what faith is, right?â€™ he says. â€˜Believing in what canâ€™t be known? Fall into my arms, Dori. Iâ€™ll catch you, every time, and I wonâ€™t let go.”
“Love... love... love, never counting the cost.”

Source : Catherine de Hueck Doherty, Mary Achterhoff (1992). “Grace in every season: through the year with Catherine Doherty : daily reflections”, Servant Pubns
“To seek out in a world full of joy the one thing that is certain to give you pain, and hug it to your bosom with all your strength; that's the greatest human happiness.”

Source : Jean Giraudoux (1962). “Jean Giraudoux: FOUR PLAYS, ADAPTED, AND WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MAURICE VALENCY”

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