"When there's a status quo, usually what shakes everybody up is some sort of military confrontation, at which point we all come running and screaming to pick up the pieces."

-- Abdallah II

#Running Quotes #Military Quotes #Pieces Quotes

“I'm thinking about directing, but I know it's a lot of work and I appreciate what directors do and I would like to be good at it. The opportunity has presented itself four to five times, and I usually said no because of the script.”
“That this is not a sense of innovation and competition increasing prices because some other company is coming in and competing with Martin Shkreli. This is literally a monopoly.”

Source : Source: www.msnbc.com
“There is no inherent awakening power in cultural forms that have become dissociated from the wisdom and practicality that gave birth to them. They turn into illusions themselves and become part of the drama of religious culture. Although they can make us happy temporarily, they can't free us from suffering, so at some point, they become a source of disappointment and discouragement. Eventually, these forms may inspire nothing more than resistance to their authority.”
“I have always been intrigued with singing and I actually started my career in musical comedies.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“If you have to fight a crowd of boys, it's best to go for the biggest one. That way you won't have to fight them all. The others will see that you mean business and you will win their respect.”

Source : Suzanne Vega (1999). “The passionate eye: the collected writing of Suzanne Vega”, Avon Books
“Sometimes angels rush in where fools fear to tread.”

Source : "Fictional character: Dudley". "The Bishop's Wife", www.imdb.com. 1947.
“Then you're a bigger fool than I thought. Since when has any man ever been worthy of the woman he loved? It's only by God's grace that they love us in spite of ourselves.”

Source : Teresa Medeiros (2008). “The Bride and the Beast”, p.311, Bantam
“Marriage is not a static state between two unchanging people. Marriage is a psychological and spiritual journey that begins in the ecstasy of attraction, meanders through a rocky stretch of self-discovery, and culminates in the creation of an intimate, joyful, lifelong union.”

Source : Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. (2007). “Getting the Love You Want, 20th Anniversary Edition: A Guide for Couples”, p.42, Macmillan

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