"The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out."

-- Thomas B. Macaulay

#Inspirational Quotes #Inspiring Quotes #Real Quotes

“In addition, the oil royalties the Federal Government does not collect from big oil will starve the Land and Water Conservation Fund of critical financial resources.”
“I'm intelligent enough to survive happily and be compassionate. If I were too smart, I would realize all the ills of the world.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“There are some short essays that are very grave, and most contemporary novels are lighter than air.”
“Animal personalities have always intrigued me, the desire to find out more about them made a reader out of me.”
“Love will draw an elephant through a key-hole.”

Source : Samuel Richardson (1784). “Clarissa: Or, the History of a Young Lady. Comprehending the Most Important Concerns of Private Life. ... By Mr. Samuel Richardson. In Eight Volumes”, p.1206
“I think the trick with knowledge is to â€œacquire it, and forget all except the perfumeâ€ - because it is noisy and sometimes drowns out one's own â€œbrain voicesâ€. The perfume part is important because it will help find the knowledge again to help get to the destinations the inner urges pick.”
“Music I can discover a part of myself that I haven't been able to for a long time, and acting is the opposite. I'm in love with both of them and I would never choose one over the other.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I'm not a racist. I made a terrible, terrible mistake.”

Source : "Donald Sterling tells Anderson Cooper: I was 'baited' into 'a terrible mistake'". Article by Ismael Estrada and Catherine E. Shoichet, edition.cnn.com. May 12, 2014.

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