"The pleasure of gratifying whim is very great. It is known only by those who are whimsical."

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Source : James Boswell (1956). “London Journal, 1762-1763, as First Published in 1950 from the Original Manuscript”

James Boswell

#Whimsical Quotes #Pleasure Quotes #Whim Quotes

“Everything that could produce a clash between the Arab world and the West seemed dangerous to me.”
“We must continue to unite in sisterhood to turn our tears into triumph. There is no time to rest until our world achieves wholeness and balance, where all men and women are considered equal and free.”

Source : "Acceptance Speech: Liberian Noble Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Roberta Gbowee Talks About the Struggles of African Women". face2faceafrica.com. December 12, 2011.
“If I have to lose, although I am a woman, I want to lose in a manly way.”
“I can promise you books and conversation and all my heart.”

Source : Gabrielle Zevin (2014). “The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: A Novel”, p.154, Algonquin Books
“In case I conk out, this is provisionally what I have to do: I must clarify obscurities; I must make clearer definite ideas or dissociations. I must find a verbal formula to combat the rise of brutality--the principle of order versus the split atom.”
“My feelings are not God. God is God. My feelings do not define truth. Godâ€™s word defines truth. My feelings are echoes and responses to what my mind perceives. And sometimes - many times - my feelings are out of sync with the truth. When that happens - and it happens every day in some measure - I try not to bend the truth to justify my imperfect feelings, but rather, I plead with God: Purify my perceptions of your truth and transform my feelings so that they are in sync with the truth.”
“My mind is not a bed to be made and remade.”

Source : 'Ego 6' (1944) 9 June 1943
“That was clearly a tackle aimed at getting revenge - or maybe it was just out-and-out retribution.”

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