"Travel' is the name of a modern disease which became rampant in themid-fifties and is still spreading. The disease - its scientific name is travelitis furiosus - is carried by a germ called prosperity."

-- George Mikes

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“If I had to change one thing about my life, it would probably be, I wouldn't be famous. Because when you're famous it's so hard.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Only for today, I will devote ten minutes of my time to some good reading, remembering that just as food is necessary to the life of the body, so good reading is necessary to the life of the soul”
“Every country that aspires to become a nation needs its heroes, its eminent civic and moral leaders, and if it doesn't have them, it's our duty to invent them.”

Source : Rosario Ferré (1996). “Sweet Diamond Dust: And Other Stories”, Plume Books
“To the modern spirit nothing is, or can be rightly known, except relatively and under conditions.”
“To get the best out of your men, they must feel that you are their real leader and must know that they can depend upon you.”
“We write about ourselves because we know about ourselves.”
“People learn from people they love.”
“We got him to talk to a psych doctor once, the doctor asked if he heard things other people don't. Sure, Paul answered, I hear birds in the morning when everyone's sleeping, I hear trees rustling when no one's around.”

Source : Nick Flynn (2016). “Another Bullshit Night in Suck City”, p.162, Faber & Faber

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