"These various habits of thought, or habitual expressions of life, are all phases of the single life sequence of the individual; therefore a habit formed in response to a given stimulus will necessarily affect the character of the response made to other stimuli. A modification of human nature at any one point is a modification of human nature as a whole."

-- Thorstein Veblen

#Character Quotes #Expression Quotes #Single Life Quotes

“I had some airline stock, but the airlines tanked. I didn't have a lot of money in them, though.”
“For a long period in my life - it lasted about 10 years - I had writer's block.”
“I've always had a sense of humour, and I still do, so I just want to go on performing as long as I can. It's as simple as that.”
“Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.”
“Pretend to be good always and even God will be fooled.”
“Now that I've seen her, I can't stop seeing her.”
“We all can relate to people's weaknesses. We might put up a facade that everything is perfect but none of us are. When we see that weakness in somebody else, we understand or give ourselves a little bit of leeway.”
“It is not always them that has the most that makes the most show.”

Source : Lady Gregory (1970). “The Collected Plays: The tragedies and tragic-comedies”, Colin Smythe

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