"For better or worse, there are few things so disarming as one who laughs well at her own expense."

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Source : Amor Towles (2011). “Rules of Civility: A Novel”, p.208, Penguin

Amor Towles

#Laughing Quotes #Expenses Quotes #Disarming Quotes

“It's hard to pass up a pole vault opportunity here in Des Moines. The crowd was so great when I was at the mall and I was pumped up and I thought technically I was on and I figured where else to open up my outdoor season than here.”
“Electric service providers in Missouri have warned that the EPA's so-called Clean Power Plan will raise energy costs for Missourians, reduce jobs, and hurt our state's economic competitiveness. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I've fought hard to ensure provisions that would defund this harmful power grab were included in the final appropriations bill. I also support legislation to block this harmful rule and protect workers and families from the damaging effects of the Obama Administration's executive overreach and costly energy regulations.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“God’s grace in saving miserable sinners has been replaced by heretical teaching, such as saying that it is because we are so valuable that Christ came to redeem us. Not all who hold self-esteem views go so far, but many do.”

Source : "Competent to Counsel: An Interview with Jay Adams". Tabletalk Interview, tabletalkmagazine.com. February 2014.
“When you talk about state of the art, that doesn't mean a damn thing. Think about it. State of the art. "This is the state of the art brush from Winsor-Newton." Yeah, but the state of the art sucks rubber donkey lungs.”
“If you don't want it bad enough to risk losing it- you don't want it bad enough.”
“A book is an attempt to make through permanent and to contribute to the great conversation conducted by authors of the past. [â€¦] The telegraph is suited only to the flashing of messages, each to be quickly replaced by a more up-to-date message. Facts push other facts into and then out of consciousness at speeds that neither permit nor require evaluation. (70)”
“Well, what I tried to do is to just listen to my voice, because my voice is my boss. She decides.”

Source : "Diva Cecilia Bartoli". Interview with Elizabeth Farnsworth, www.pbs.org. November 9, 1998.
“There' something about universal truths with the simplicity of the acoustic guitar. You can take it anywhere and it helps me reach listeners of all ages and walks of life.”

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