"My cousins and I used to play Beatle wives. We all wanted to be married to Paul, but John was O.K. too. None of us wanted Ringo. Or even worse, George."

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Source : Ann Hood (2009). “Comfort: A Journey Through Grief”, p.66, W. W. Norton & Company

Ann Hood

#Cousin Quotes #Play Quotes #Wife Quotes

“In the same degree that we overrate ourselves, we shall underrate others.”

Source : Washington ALLSTON, Richard Henry DANA (Author of “Two Years before the Mast.”.) (1850). “Lectures on Art, and Poems ... Edited by Richard Henry Dana, Jr”, p.169
“When you're in the back of the pack, you can gamble a little bit more.”

Source : "CHAMPCAR/CART: Michael Andretti Interview". Motorsport.com Interview, www.motorsport.com. May 17, 2000.
“Even if there are instances in which it can be mistook by onlookers, never fool yourself into using misunderstood genius as an excuse to be a fool.”
“In the menu, there should be a climax and a culmination. Come to it gently. One will suffice.”

Source : Alice B. Toklas (1958). “Aromas and Flavors of Past and Present”
“Loneliness is the teacher of giving.”
“The only reason a warrior is alive is to fight, and the only reason a warrior fights is to win”
“Each day, it seemed, another law was passed to impoverish and diminish them, punishing them for whatever success they achieved and rewarding their less competent and industrious neighbors.”
“When we deal with questions relating to principles of law and their applications, we do not suddenly rise into a stratosphere of icy certainty.”

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