"Oft has it been my lot to mark A proud, conceited, talking spark."

-- James Merrick

#Conceited Quotes #Talking Quotes #Proud Quotes

“Over the years Iâ€™ve collected a thousand memories of you, every glimpse, every word youâ€™ve ever said to me. All those visits to your familyâ€™s home, those dinners and holidaysâ€”I could hardly wait to walk through the front door and see you.â€ The corners of his mouth quirked with reminiscent amusement. â€œYou, in the middle of that brash, bull-headed lotâ€¦I love watching you deal with your family. Youâ€™ve always been everything I thought a woman should be. And I have wanted you every second of my life since we first met.”
“I'm looking forward to getting in Reliant and trying to get a win there. That's a great venue and a wonderful race.”
“When I was younger I used to be devastated if I would lose.”
“Why take life seriously? No one gets out alive anyways.”
“I'm looking forward to meeting my new team-mates and to be playing for Arsenal in the Premier League and Champions League. I will give my best to Arsenal and want to make all the supporters happy.”

Source : "Arsenal confirm the signing of Alexis Sánchez from Barcelona" by Ed Aarons, www.theguardian.com. July 10, 2014.
“The whitewashing of windows can provide very effective protection against fire resulting from the heat-flash from nuclear explosions.”
“The Dancer believes that his art has something to say which cannot be expressed in words or in any other way than by dancing... there are times when the simple dignity of movement can fulfill the function of a volume of words. There are movements which impinge upon the nerves with a strength that is incomparable, for movement has power to stir the senses and emotions, unique in itself. This is the dancer's justification for being, and his reason for searching further for deeper aspects of his art.”
“I get paid by the year, and I try to earn my money.”

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