"I never trusted any man not to find someone else; to stay with me if he had another option. to not find something in me that would have him heading for the hills. that was the other reason for not thinking long-term- when someone walked out, as they invairiably did, it wasn't too big a shock. a disappointment but nothing, I hadn't been expecting."

-- Dorothy Koomson

#Disappointment Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Long Quotes

“Why is it that what we do know can save us, but what we don't know can kill us?”

Source : T. A. Barron (2011). “Ultimate Magic”, p.102, Penguin
“Large scale collective bargaining . . . is merely a seductive name for bilateral monopoly, and means either adjudication of conflicts in terms of power, or deadlock and stoppage, usually injuring outside people more than the immediate parties to the dispute.”
“Despite all of the ghastliness in the world, human beings are made for goodness. The ones that are held in high regard are not militarily powerful, nor even economically prosperous. They have a commitment to try and make the world a better place.”
“The essence of success is that it is never necessary to think of a new idea oneself. It is far better to wait until somebody else does it, and then to copy him in every detail, except his mistakes.”

Source : Aubrey Menen (2010). “Classic Aubrey Menen: Complete and Unabridged”, p.691, Penguin UK
“Unlike art, the consumption of fashion is not based primarily on knowledge or education but functions through visual awareness, a type of sensuality and perception of the corporeal self.”

Source : Valerie Steele (2005). “Encyclopedia of clothing and fashion”, Charles Scribners Sons/Reference
“The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else.”
“If you talk about big trends at Disney, these movies generally are generated by directors or directorial teams pitching ideas to John Lasseter.”

Source : Source: screenrant.com
“Do not despair when in spite of intense supplication, there is a delay in receiving the expected gift. He has guaranteed that he will respond in what He chooses for you, and not what you choose for yourself, and at the time He chooses not the time you desire.”

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