"A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner."

-- Norman Douglas

#Attitude Quotes #Believe Quotes #Men Quotes

“Man's drive for self-expression, which over the centuries has built his monuments, does not stay within its bounds; the creations which yesterday were detested and the obscene become the classics of today.”
“Experience is something you get when you don't really want it.”
“The first thing you lose on a diet is brain mass.”
“Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home.”

Source : Anna Quindlen (2010). “How Reading Changed My Life”, p.70, Ballantine Books
“America is sinking under the crushing weight of the ever-expanding regulatory state. This burden threatens to disrupt our recovery, hamper long-term growth, undermine our global competitiveness, and suffocate the entrepreneurial spirit so vital to America's success.”
“We need saints; we need this head - this talking head - to communicate. Every single religion you have people that go in-between, that can talk to god or communicate ideas. Then there are the talking heads in the news every time we watch TV. No matter how complex, you still need a person there to tell you what happened: a storyteller of sorts. I find that fascinating that we feel so attached to this primitive mode of connection, this primitive interface to the world.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“It was awkward at times, especially at first. But I think the reality is they actually saw me with a Razorback on my shirt, and it kind of hit home that, hey, he is over there, he's not at Springdale anymore.”
“Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.”

Source : "De Institutione Oratoria", XII. 5, as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations, p. 289-93, 1922.

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