"Age is a peculiar kind of thief. It slips up on you and steps inside your skin and is so quiet and methodical in its work that you never realize it has stolen your youth until you look into the mirror one morning and see a man you don't recognize."

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Source : James Lee Burke (2013). “Creole Belle: A Dave Robicheaux Novel”, p.229, Simon and Schuster

James Lee Burke

#Morning Quotes #Men Quotes #Mirrors Quotes

“I have too many guys that count on me as a coach so in 2009 you're going to see me in a lot of cages and rings but I'll only be in them to corner my fighters.”
“I think the corruption of power is very interesting, and I think the idea that power is something that... You know, when people want power, theyre a certain individual. When people acquire power by accident, theyre different again.”

Source : "Interview: ‘Walking Dead’ star David Morrissey discusses The Governor". Interview with Daniel Fienberg, uproxx.com. October 28, 2012.
“You are quite the beauty. If no one has ever told you that before, know that right now. You are quite the beauty.”
“Because trying to see all sides, such an instinct is particularly Jewish.”
“Everybody is talking today about the economy.”
“If the first words out of your mouth are to cry 'political correctness!', ... chances are very, very high that you are in fact part of the problem.”
“The most fertile source of insight is hindsight.”

Source : Morris Kline (1982). “Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty”, p.101, Oxford University Press, USA
“I've concluded that genius is as common as dirt. We suppress genius because we haven't yet figured out how to manage a population of educated men and women. The solution, I think, is simple and glorious. Let them manage themselves.”

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