"There are some people who want to throw their arms round you simply because it is Christmas; there are other people who want to strangle you simply because it is Christmas."

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Source : "The Book of This and That". Book by Robert Staughton Lynd, 1915.

Robert Staughton Lynd

#Christmas Quotes #People Quotes #Want Quotes

“At least for the people who send me mail about a new language that they're designing, the general advice is: do it to learn about how to write a compiler”
“When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend.”
“Marriages on earth--because they are the seminaries of the human race and of the angels of heaven also; because, likewise, they proceed from a spiritual origin, that is, from the marriage of good and truth; and since, in addition, the Lord's divine proceeding principally flows into conjugal love--are most holy in the estimation of the angels.”
“What you feed your mind determines your appetite.”
“Happiness is a by product of service.”
“I'm the person who writes most of my movies so every role is exactly what I want to be doing.”
“Fiction is a piece of truth that turns lies to meaning.”
“The once rather old-fashioned science of paleontology finds itself in a maelstrom of excitement and controversy. Astrophysicists, atmospheric scientists, geochemists, geophysicists, and statisticians are all contributing to the extinction problem. And the general public is taking part through television talk shows, magazine cover stories, newspaper editorials, and even the occasional mention in gossip columns.”

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