"It is the restrictions placed on vice by our social code which makes its pursuit so peculiarly agreeable."

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Source : Kenneth Grahame (2016). “Pagan Papers”, p.22, The Floating Press

Kenneth Grahame

“The moment you realize you are not present, you are present.”
“Consider the idea that charisma can be as much a liability as an asset. Your strength of personality can sow the seeds of problems, when people filter the brutal facts from you.”
“Most people ask of their friends that they understand them, but, on balance, I think I prefer a friend who understands himself.”

Source : Jo Coudert (2003). “Advice from a Failure”, p.257, iUniverse
“I didn't grow up with my dad so I don't know much at all about my heritage.”
“I look for people who have raw intelligence and a great work ethic and loyalty, and I can quickly identify people who have the right ingredients. But sometimes it is more difficult to get them to accept the fact that they can take on increasing responsibility. Oftentimes individuals will decide how far [they] go by how much work they're willing to put in and how quick they are to ask for help. Too many people have this deep-seated fear that if they ask for help, they will be thought less of.”
“I wouldn't say that I was an actress. I tried to be an actress. I really didn't have the gift.”
“I don't know what life is like, I don't know how regular people live. I just can never understand it. My first job was the NBA.”
“The five-year mean global temperature has been flat for the last decade, which we interpret as a combination of natural variability and a slow down in the growth rate of net climate forcing.”

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