"There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance; its apparent unconsciousness makes it twice as effectual."

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Source : Catherine Drinker Bowen (1959). “Adventures of a Biographer”, Boston : Little, Brown

Catherine Drinker Bowen

#Arrogance Quotes #British Quotes #Tricks Quotes

“I saw a Velveeta commercial, and it was playing, I think, 'Burning Love.' [Jackson] had approved it-that's something we can't control. He can do whatever he wants with the songs he owns to make money, and that got under my skin.”
“I admire Meryl Streep and Dustin Hoffman for their sheer dedication to their craft.”
“I agree that we need a working relationship with Russia to deescalate a nuclear arms race, to resolve the crisis in Syria.”
“Robinson did not merely play at center stage. He was center stage; and wherever he walked, center stage moved with him.”

Source : Roger Kahn (1973). “The Boys of Summer”, Signet
“Even now I am full of hope, but the end lies in God.”

Source : Pindar (1959). “The odes of Pindar”
“Cycling is a sport of amazing athletes. Its been a privilege and a honor for me to be in this sport and to have a chance to race at the highest level.”
“Divisions of the kind were fashionable at that time, and it was so easy to stifle one's need to help by deciding that help could neither be accepted nor understood.”
“Once causes are determined, then there is talk of "social injustice" and the privileged begin to resist.”

Source : Gustavo Gutiérrez (1988). “A theology of liberation: history, politics, and salvation”

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