"A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise."

-- Niccolo Machiavelli

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“To be totally without stress is to be dead.”
“He looked down and did something quite out of character for him: he took hold of Shmuel's tiny hand in his and squeezed it tightly. "You're my best friend, Shmuel," he said. "My best friend for life.”

Source : John Boyne (2016). “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”, p.329, Random House
“Every literate woman is a victory over poverty”
“I admire people who are suited to the contemplative life. They can sit inside themselves like honey in a jar and just be.”
“I love it when receivers catch the balls with their hands.”
“My father was a jazz tenor sax player. He played in a lot of big bands. So I had that sound around me all the time. The first record that really caught my ear was Clifford Brown's 'Brownie Eyes.' I grew up listening to John Coltrane and Illinois Jacquet. This is where I come from... I love improvisational music.”
“We have embarked upon the world's largest and longest cocktail party, and every issue imaginable is up for grabs.”

Source : "The New Influencers: A Marketer's Guide to the New Social Media". Book by Paul Gillin and ‎Geoffrey A. Moore, 2007.
“You're saying, "I'm gonna do this thing," and you have to be aware, as a rational human being, that you may not be allowed back in.”

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