"The Blushing Pansy," his cousin read aloud, in a tone of abject horror. "Tea shop and confectionery." Bram swore. This was going to be ugly."

-- Tessa Dare

#Cousin Quotes #Tea Quotes #Ugly Quotes

“Somebody came up to me after a talk I had given, and say, "You make mathematics seem like fun." I was inspired to reply, "If it isn't fun, why do it?"”
“I just try to show everything I represent and I represent God so I want to put that in my music.”
“When we are adding to those around us, the world, ourselves, it feels good and right on levels we cannot even consciously connect with.”
“There wouldn't be a sky full of stars if we were all meant to wish on the same one.”
“I reside in a new colony for the Chinese-singing banjo player, with a population of one. At least I have something I have to do with my life.”

Source : "Obsessed: China" by Abigail Washburn, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 17, 2012.
“I don't do detoxes or cleanses; they don't really work for me.”
“I beat myself off 17 times in one day. That's the worst beating I've ever handed out. I was so sore that it was hard to get that last load out.”
“You don't hear things that are bad about your company unless you ask. It is easy to hear good tidings, but you have to scratch to get the bad news.”

Source : Thomas J. Watson, Peter Petre (2013). “Father, Son & Co.: My Life at IBM and Beyond”, p.386, Bantam

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