"Self-interest is the enemy of all true affection."

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

#Love Quotes #Self Quotes #Enemy Quotes

“A woman never forgets her sex. She would rather talk with a man than an angel, any day.”
“The flesh of prose gets its shape and strength from the bones of grammar.”

Source : Constance Hale (2013). “Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wicked Good Prose”, p.11, Three Rivers Press
“So: this is where we are going to become parents. You walk into the building as a couple, and leave a few minutes later as a family. You walk in recollecting long romantic dinners, nights at the theater, and care-free vacations. You leave worrying about where to get diapers, milk, and Cheerios.”

Source : Scott Simon (2010). “Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption”, p.9, Random House
“I race kind of sparingly.”
“You can't fool me. There ain't no Sanity Clause!”

Source : "Fictional character: Fiorello". "A Night at the Opera", 1935.
“The problem that has no name-which is simply the fact that American women are kept from growing to their full human capacities-is taking a far greater toll on the physical and mental health of our country than any known disease.”
“For every answer, I like to bring up a question. Maybe I'm related to Alfred Hitchcock or maybe I got to know him too well, but I think life should be that way.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“What I still ask for daily-for life as long as I have work to do, and work as long as I have life.”

Source : Reynolds Price (1994). “A Whole New Life”, p.76, Simon and Schuster

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