"There are millions of stories in the world, and several hundred of them good ones."

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Source : Chauncey Mitchell DePew (2005). “My Memories of Eighty Years”, p.293, Cosimo, Inc.

Chauncey Depew

#Stories Quotes #World Quotes #Hundred Quotes

“I think the biggest shift has been in realizing how much more we are creating our life than we realize. That was sort of the epiphany to me.”
“Our wisdom comes from our experience, and our experience comes from our foolishness.”
“Men who have slandered the opposite sex have usually known women who were cleverer and more virtuous than they are.”
“When you gossip about another person, listeners unconsciously associate you with the characteristics you are describing, ultimately leading to those characteristics' being â€œtransferredâ€ to you. So, say positive and pleasant things about friends and colleagues, and you are seen as a nice person. In contrast, constantly complain about their failings, and people will unconsciously apply the negative traits and incompetence to you.”

Source : Richard Wiseman (2009). “59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot”, p.58, Anchor
“There are only 17,000 three-letter acronyms.”
“We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.”
“There is no answer. It's okay. But even if it wasn't okay, what am I supposed to do?”

Source : Raymond Carver (2015). “Cathedral”, p.121, Vintage
“Ah! the soft starlight of virgin eyes.”

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