"The most awful thing about power is not that it corrupts absolutely but that it makes people so utterly boring, so predictable."

-- Chinua Achebe

#People Quotes #Awful Quotes #Boring Quotes

“I have the life of Riley. I take my kids to school, do a bit of work in the afternoon, pick my kids up, microwave a meal, hang out with my kids, and work for a couple of hours.”
“No Joni Mitchell 8 track tapes in my car.”
“A film is a living thing. The screenplay is a guideline. You really need to have a good, sound script to know that you have a dramatic structure that's going to work thematically, and to know how one scene will got through another, and to get a sense of character.”
“We do a wealth of stuff (live), drawing from over the years.”
“A homely woman is one of the most comely of apes.”
“Anyway, I'm sure the guy lives a million miles away." "Or he could live right in your backyard. You never know." I nodded, keeping a poker face, even though the idea of Sir Leo living in my backyard was extremely appealing.”

Source : Mari Mancusi (2010). “Gamer Girl”, p.55, Penguin
“There is no surer means of calling down God's blessing upon the family than the daily recitation of the Rosary.”
“I was only a gun captain on the battleship Alabama for 34 months. People have called me a hero for that, but I'll tell you this - heroes don't come home. Survivors come home.”

Source : "Feller Proud to Serve in 'Time of Need'", www.nytimes.com. December 16, 2010.

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