"Ireland, Ireland. That cloud in the west, that coming storm."

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Source : Letter to his wife Catherine Gladstone, October 12, 1845.

William E. Gladstone

#Clouds Quotes #Political Quotes #Storm Quotes

“I was like twelve or something, when you first kiss a guy and you see the way the guy reacts, how they get really excited, or whatever. And I'm perceptive, so I think, "Ah, jeez, is that something that I'm able to do?"”
“People who take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendants.”
“Your whole life passes in front of your eyes before you die. This is called living.”
“At that time, a friend shall lose his friend's hammer, and the young shall not know where lieth the things possessed by their fathers that their fathers put there only just the night before ...”

Source : Graham Chapman (2001). “Monty Python's the life of Brian (of Nazareth)”, Methuen Pub Ltd
“Man's desire for the approval of his fellows is so strong, his dread of their censure so violent, that he himself has brought his enemy (conscience) within his gates; and it keeps watch over him, vigilant always in the interests of its master to crush any half-formed desire to break away from the herd.”
“As you get closer to equality, you get more pornography. True patriarchal societies like Saudi Arabia do not allow ***** because women are not allowed to turn their bodies into a commodity; women are chattel.”
“Give me a treat, or leave me alone. It's Monday...”
“I think there are few things more patriotic than taking the time to make your country a better place.”

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