"Forward into the untrodden! Courage, old man, and hold on to your umbrella!"

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Source : Conrad Aiken (2015). “The Collected Short Stories of Conrad Aiken”, p.41, Open Road Media

Conrad Aiken

#Men Quotes #Umbrella Quotes #Old Man Quotes

“Ready...set-y...spaghetti!”
“The purpose of Jesus's coming is to put the whole world right, to renew and restore the creation, not to escape it.”
“This is not about Republican or Democrat. It is about our children, it's about our families, it is about our country, and frankly, ladies and gentlemen, it is about the world. We've got to leave here and march, and make sure Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are president and vice president of the United States.”
“A strong memory, concentration, imagination, and a strong will is required to become a great Chess player”
“The artist is the hand that, by touching this or that key, sets the soul vibrating automatically.”
“We always get dressings and sauces on the side. However, we definitely like our glass of wine - or three sometimes. We order dessert but just take a few bites. I stopped buying processed foods. The hardest part is teaching this to our kids, but slowly we're making progress.”
“Self-interest is hostile to the common good, but enlightened self-interest is not. And this is the best key to the meaning of enlightenment.”

Source : Allan Bloom (2008). “Closing of the American Mind”, p.167, Simon and Schuster
“In a small Swiss city sits an international organization so obscure and secretive....Control of the institution, the Bank for International Settlements, lies with some of the world's most powerful and least visible men: the heads of 32 central banks, officials able to shift billions of dollars and alter the course of economies at the stroke of a pen.”

Source : "INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; Obscure Global Bank Moves Into the Light". www.nytimes.com. August 5, 1995.

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