"The accouterments of life were so rich and varied, so elaborated, that almost no place at all was left for life itself. Each and every accessory was so costly and beautiful that it had an existence above and beyond the purpose it was meant to serve â€“ confusing the observer and absorbing attention."

-- Thomas Mann

#Beautiful Quotes #Confusing Quotes #Attention Quotes

“It wasn't that expectations changed. But [teens] went from general expectations of success to having no idea of the right thing to do. In the '60s there was a strong prejudice against careerism. We were self-indulgent and self-destructive.”
“Once I found out the secret of the universe. I have forgotten what it was, but I know that the Creator does not take Creation seriously, for I remember that He sat in Space with all His work in front of Him and laughed.”

Source : Lord Dunsany (2015). “The Start Lord Dunsany Super Pack”, p.434, Simon and Schuster
“As a leader you have to recognize that it all starts with you: your attitude, your commitment, your caring, your passion.”
“I will have one of the cleanest obits of any actress. I never did cheesecake like Ann Sheridan or Betty Grable. I just used my hair.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“When Mitt Romney says he wants to reform the tax code, hold on to your wallets. We know Mitt Romney never met a tax haven he didn't like. But his new favorite tax haven is actually not the Cayman Islands - its Paul Ryan's budget.”
“I maintain my conviction that there are NO pyramids at Visoko, Bosnia. Rather, all the so-called pyramids are the result of natural geological processes and phenomena that are currently being 'excavated' (i.e., modified) to look like pyramids.”
“There's a famous saying: "If you pass the square ball in your own defensive third it must not be intercepted."”
“For from the error of not knowing, or understanding, what sin is, there necessarily arises another error, that people cannot know or understand what grace is.”

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