"The mere leader of fashion has no genuine claim to supremacy; at least, no abiding assurance of it. He has embroidered his title upon his waistcoat, and carries his worth in his watch chain; and, if he is allowed any real precedence for this it is almost a moral swindle,--a way of obtaining goods under false pretences."

-- Edwin Hubbel Chapin

#Fashion Quotes #Real Quotes #Leader Quotes

“The simpler I keep things, the better I play.”

Source : Nancy Lopez (2000). “The Complete Golfer”, Galahad Books
“Human fallibility recognised, Gods sovereignty trusted; these are also the only stable foundations for human beings in society.”
“I can't cook to save my life but I can bake a flour-less chocolate-hazelnut tort with a spicy caramel sauce.”
“I would love to tell you I've found the secret to eternal youth. I go to the gym and avoid too many chips. I love to eat, hate to work out, but if you can't count all your ribs from a distance you're considered obese.”
“I am the constitutionally and legitimately elected sheriff, and I absolutely refuse to surrender my responsibility to the federal government.”

Source : "Justice Department cuts off civil rights talks with Sheriff Joe, vows lawsuit". www.foxnews.com. April 4, 2012.
“For the record, pot, like the Reader's Digest , is not necessarily habit-forming, but both can lead to hard-core addiction : heroin, in one case, abridged bad books, in the other. Either way you look at it, a withdrawal from a meaningful life.”

Source : Mordecai Richler (1974). “Notes on an endangered species and others”, Alfred A. Knopf
“Acting is a freelance career... you never stop having to prove yourself and fight for work.”
“Yara: Youre a great warrior. I saw the bodies above your gates. Which one gave you the tougher fight, the cripple or the six year old?”

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