"A man must live like a great brilliant flame and burn as brightly as he can. In the end he burns out. But this is far better than a mean little flame."

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Source : "The wit and wisdom of Boris". www.theguardian.com. April 23, 2007.

Boris Yeltsin

#Mean Quotes #Men Quotes #Flames Quotes

“Some things need to be left unsaid.”
“The world is an orphanage for grownups”
“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.”
“I could only speak in the smallest, most intimate circles about the real reasons which made me undertake the changeover of the plants for certain lines of production for I had to expect that many people would not understand me.”
“She [Pansy] pushed in next to Poppy so that she could see him around the guard's elbow. She was as tall as Poppy, with shining dark-brown hair and blue eyes. An utterly lovely girl, as all the princesses were, yet Oliver thought Petunia was far more beautiful.”
“We have to create perfection through love”
“First impressions are always unreliable.”
“Lie down so I can recognise you”

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