"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom; I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients."

-- Gustave Courbet

#Knowing Quotes #Quests Quotes #Custody Quotes

“A lot of disappointed people have been left standing on the street corner waiting for the bus marked Perfection.”
“In high school, I was just a guy who ran the court and played defense. Now I have the whole package.”
“Sixty-four percent of managers in the U.S. are afraid to be alone in a room with a woman. Mentoring is all about being alone in a room with someone. Let's start talking about this honestly. The lack of equal access is the silent killer for women and no one wants to talk about it.”
“He needed a woman. Bad.”

Source : Linda Howard (2007). “Complete Mackenzie Collection”, p.7, Silhouette
“I am blind -- but I am able to read thanks to a wonderful new system known as 'broil' . . . I'm sorry, I'll just feel that again.”

Source : Peter Cook, William Cook (2013). “Tragically I Was an Only Twin: The Comedy of Peter Cook”, p.215, Random House
“If you are going to do anything, you must expect criticism. But it's better to be a doer than a critic. The doer moves; the critic stands still, and is passed by.”
“I went to the entrance to the restroom, where the hallway did a sharp bend so nobody could peek into the girls' pee-palace.”
“Very few people know the real meaning of friendship. More often than not, there is too much emphasis on sentiment, and too little on action. Metta is something that must be lived.”

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