"God ordains that beggars should beg for greatness, as for all else, when greatness shines out of them, and they don't know it."

-- Georges Bernanos

#Greatness Quotes #Shining Quotes #Should Quotes

“I was interested in Java the beginning, but the problem with Java is you do have to switch your platform.”
“In better times the religion of the tribe or state has nothing in common with the private and foreign superstitions or magical rites that savage terror may dictate to the individual.”

Source : William Robertson Smith (1907). “Religion of the Semites (Ppr)”, p.55, Transaction Publishers
“Art is an invention of aesthetics, which in turn is an invention of philosophers... What we call art is a game.”
“A peacemaker does not mean a peaceful person.”

Source : Joseph Jean Lanza del Vasto (1974). “Make straight the way of the Lord: an anthology of the philosophical writings of Lanza del Vasto”, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“Sometimes when a record's done, I'm satisfied and I won't listen back to it for a while 'cause I'm usually pretty tired of the songs. Then I've got to learn them again to play them live, and sometimes it takes a while to realise it's a really good record.”
“The memory has as many moods as the temper, and shifts its scenery like a diorama.”
“You can always trust information given you by people who are crazy; they have an access to truth not available through regular channels.”

Source : Sheila Ballantyne (1983). “Norma Jean, the termite queen”, Viking Pr
“Not every woman is obsessed with shoes. But every woman is more obsessed with shoes than her husband is (although that's not too difficult to accomplish, since your husband has exactly two pairs--black shoes that are ten years old and barely broken in and sneakers that are so dirty they classify as a biohazard).”

Source : Peter Scott (2008). “There's a Spouse in My House: A Humorous Journey Through the First Years of Marriage”, p.97, Penguin

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