"We should never be at the mercy of Providence if only we understood that we ourselves are Providence."

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Source : Vera Brittain (2009). “Testament of Youth: An Autobiographical Study Of The Years 1900-1925”, p.337, Hachette UK

Vera Brittain

#Mercy Quotes #Providence Quotes #Should Quotes

“The largest business in American handled by a woman is the Money Order Department of the Pittsburgh Post-office; Mary Steel has it in charge.”
“A date once leaned in to kiss me, and he ended up kissing my cheek. He was a little offended, but I didn't want to kiss him just to not hurt his feelings.”
“I think one of the things about being a good coach is to recognise when you have given all that you can. In fact there should be some sort of unspoken law that says that a coach cannot have anyone for three or four years - if you have not passed on most of the stuff you know in that time, then you are not doing a good job.”

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“Music cleanses the understanding; inspires it, and lifts it into a realm which it would not reach if it were left to itself.”
“People wince when something is in bad taste. They laugh when it's funny. If it's too dirty or wrong, they won't laugh. But if it's a big, dirty, smart, funny laugh, they love it.”
“I practice staying calm all the time, beginning with situations that aren't tense.”
“In a man-to-man fight, the winner is he who has one more round in his magazine.”

Source : "'Infanterie Greift An' ('Infantry Attacks')". Book by Erwin Rommel, p. 62, 1937.
“Our Quakers love us. We're big with the Quakers. It's all about cleanliness.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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