"it's a good idea to wait a few months before joining anything when you arrive at a village. A bookseller friend who retired to nearby Oxfordshire, and was worried he might be bored, got himself on to every village committee in the first six months, and spent the next ten years extricating himself."

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Source : Jilly Cooper (2012). “Angels Rush In”, p.402, Random House

Jilly Cooper

#Years Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Bored Quotes

“We are our brains. My brain is talking to your brain; our bodies are hanging along for the ride.”
“The greatest mistake of the movement has been trying to organize a sleeping people around specific goals. You have to wake the people up first, then you'll get action.”
“Machines Need to be Productive. People Need to be Effective.”
“I would definitely like to see the education process more enhanced in African-American communities, because we need to be educated on laws that are relevant to our communities and our people, as well as to any other ethnic groups. A broader view of how people perceive African-American boys and girls in this country is what I'd like to see.”
“People will steal it if you don't make it easy to buy it.”
“I am touring in Europe. I am putting together a trio and a quartet. I am playing solo concerts with my symphonic sounds. I am very much engaged back to playing and recording and everything.”
“I've sold my soul for freedom. It's lonely but it's sweet.”
“I was a very physical child... I was a tree-climber; I was a tomboy.”

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