"He who has ceased to enjoy his friend's superiority has ceased to love him."

-- Sophie Swetchine

#Friends Quotes #Enjoy Quotes #Superiority Quotes

“I had spent many years before I was 31 hearing people tell me, Oh Man, you're so funny, you need to be in television. But that and a quarter won't get you on a bus”

Source : "Chi McBride of 'Boston Public'". Interview with Lori Blackman, www.cnn.com. April 10, 2001.
“Customer complaints are the schoolbooks from which we learn.”
“It's a little bit odd. The first time you do the play, you kind of throw yourself into it, trying to get the most out of all the individual moments. Then, a few hours later, you're still there, wondering what you could possibly do differently than what you just did a couple hours ago.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Beauty and inspiration can be found in any natural place of the earth.”
“Memories do not change, and change is the law of existence. If our dead, the closest, the most beloved, were to return to us after a long absence and instead of the old, familiar trees were to find in our souls English gardens and stone walls - that is to say, other loves, other tastes, other interests, they would gaze upon us sadly and tenderly for a moment, wiping away their tears, and then return to their tombs to rest.”
“Let us not underestimate how hard it is to be compassionate. Compassion is hard because it requires the inner disposition to go with others to place where they are weak, vulnerable, lonely, and broken. But this is not our spontaneous response to suffering. What we desire most is to do away with suffering by fleeing from it or finding a quick cure for it.”
“I was trained from the beginning to work, to save. I have always regarded it a as a religious duty to get all I could honorably and to give all I could.”
“Understanding economics can help you make better decisions and lead a happier life.”

Source : "Inside the Mind of the Inner Economist". Interview with Nick Gillespie, reason.com. August 9, 2007.

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