"There are innumerable instances suggesting that modern intellectuals do not believe themselves, that they don't really believe what they say, that they say certain things only in order to assure themselves that they possess opinions and ideas that are different from those that are entertained by the common herd of men."

-- John Lukacs

#Believe Quotes #Men Quotes #Order Quotes

“If you want to be happy, all you have to do is be happy.”
“Newness inspires me. New opportunities. New places. New experiences. Learning new things, new skills. New roles!”

Source : "Actor Annie Wersching: Losing her mom and the curative powers of a good night's sleep". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“So here I am. Twenty-eight years old, with thirty looming on the horizon. Drunk. Fat. Alone. Unloved. And, worst of all, a cliche, Ally McBeal and Bridget Jones put together, which was probably about how much I weighed...”
“Anytime someone says we're channelling 1960s, I'm like, I'm in, I love it.”
“For in 1900 all electromagnetic radiation of longer wavelengths was already known at least to the extent that one could not seek in it the more striking characteristics of X-rays such as, for example, the strong penetrating power.”
“Adversity builds character and character takes you places money can't.”

Source : "T.I. thanks fans for supporting no mercy" by Mawuse Ziegbe, www.mtv.com. December 15, 2010.
“And Kushiel sends no punishment that we are not fit to bear.”
“Seek not to grow in knowledge chiefly for the sake of applause, and to enable you to dispute with others; but seek it for the benefit of your souls.”

Source : Jonathan Edwards, Henry Rogers, Sereno Edwards Dwight, Edward Hickman (1840). “The Works of Jonathan Edwards, A.M.”, p.162

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