"Sex is much better with a woman, but then one can't live with a woman"

-- Marlene Dietrich

“And have the courage to accept that you're not perfect, nothing is, and no one is - and that's OK.”
“If we're not enthusiastic, we can't get things done. If we're over-enthusiastic, we run into the danger of being fanatical.”
“Every child, woman, and man should possess license to speak or sing in his or her true voice.”

Source : Joyce Maynard (2010). “At Home in the World: A Memoir”, p.11, Macmillan
“Here's what we [Americans] need: a 30 second you tube video of some guy at a party constantly checking out everyone else at the party, while he pretends to be speaking to the other person. We're the other person. The guy are the politicians. And the distraction is the corruption: We need a Congress that can afford to talk to us. For at least one drink or so.”
“Always hire people who are better than you. Hiring dummies is shortsighted. You can't move up the ladder until everyone is comfortable with your replacement.”
“I don't think I've had a holiday in my entire life that wasn't about my dad's work.”
“I seek no values by means of evil, nor do I surrender my values to evil.”
“It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.”

Source : Andrew Linzey (1976). “Animal rights: a Christian assessment of man's treatment of animals”, SCM Press

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