"Unlike my subject will I frame my song, It shall be witty and it shan't be long."

-- Lord Chesterfield

#Witty Quotes #Song Quotes #Long Quotes

“Our character ... is an omen of our destiny, and the more integrity we have and keep, the simpler and nobler that destiny is likely to be.”
“I'm one of those fellows so frightened of driving that I go 80 miles an hour - and the more frightened I get, the faster I go.”
“Lyrically I'm very ironic and silly, but I hope I'll touch your heart”
“Hear our humble prayer, O God. Make us, ourselves, to be true friends to the animals.”
“That wasn't a bad price for a first book. My agent upped it as much as possible. I was 27 and had nothing behind me. I was working like a fool to earn a living and pay for my apartment”
“It's better to bet on this life than on the next.”
“I have always loved horror very much. I used to write stories for DC's House of Mystery. It was one of my first jobs writing for comics, and I loved it.”
“What profit is there in agreeing that universal friendship is good, and talking of the solidarity of the human race as a grand ideal? Unless these thoughts are translated into the world of action, they are useless. The wrong in the world continues to exist just because people only talk of their ideals, and do not strive to put them into practice. If actions took the place of words, the world's misery would very soon be changed into comfort.”

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