"Who ever he is, I agree with your mother," said Dad as he entered the kitchen. "Stay away from him. Stay away from them all until you're of marrying age. Once you reach a nice, mature fifty-four, gentlemen callers will be welcomed here."

-- Sarah Rees Brennan

#Mother Quotes #Dad Quotes #Nice Quotes

“The essence of true friendship is to make allowance for another's little lapses.”

Source : "Home".
“'Green fingers' are a fact, and a mystery only to the unpracticed. But green fingers are the extensions of a verdant heart. A good garden cannot be made by somebody who has not developed the capacity to know and love growing things.”
“I felt that even when they were polite they hardly saw me, that they would have begged the pardon of Jack the Bear, never glancing his way if the bear happened to be walking along minding his business. It was confusing. I did not know if it was desirable or undesirable.”
“Sacrifice and neon lights slave ships don't wait. Love many, trust few, and don't be late”
“Dude, I throw a stick. Come on. I get paid a pretty good salary to throw a stick.”
“The more improbable the message, the less "compressible" it is, and the more bandwidth it requires. This is Shannon's point: the essence is its improbability.”

Source : William Poundstone (2010). “Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street”, p.57, Macmillan
“No matter how hard life is, don't lose hope”
“An entrepreneur tends to bite off a little more than he can chew hoping he'll quickly learn how to chew it.”

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