"Pride may be allowed to this or that degree, else a man cannot keep up his dignity."

-- John Selden

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“The courage of New England was the courage of conscience. It did not rise to that insane and awful passion, the love of war for itself.”

Source : Rufus Choate (2002). “The Political Writings of Rufus Choate”, p.52, Regnery Gateway
“When I started writing after my career as an actor, I knew that that other life in the film industry would be pulled into my writing life and that people would see me not as an author but as an actor starting to write.”
“Iran has proxies in Yemen, Syria, Iraq. You can push back against Iran without pulling out of the deal.”
“I must suppose that reading wonderful writers may, inadvertently, teach an avid reader a great deal -- not only about life and other matters, but about how to write. Therefore doubtless I have benefited from frequent immersions in the glowing genius of others. It would be nice to think so. (I do actually think so). But to improve my skills will never be the prompting force of my reading -- that's just literary lust.”
“Ninety percent of politics is deciding whom to blame.”
“With every thought we think, we either summon or block a miracle.”

Source : Marianne Williamson (2012). “The Law of Divine Compensation: On Work, Money, and Miracles”, p.7, Harper Collins
“I'm trying to cultivate a long-term career rather than get every job right this minute. That'd be putting too much pressure on myself. I'd go crazy if I thought like that.”
“Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.”

Source : Aeschylus (1984). “The Oresteia: Agamemnon; The Libation Bearers; The Eumenides”, p.135, Penguin

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