"Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed."

-- Benjamin Disraeli

#Respect Quotes #Character Quotes #Reality Quotes

“I've long suspected that one of the reasons why human beings haven't yet figured out how to carry on a conversation with bottlenosed porpoises, African gray parrots, et al. in their own language is quite simply that we're terrified of what they might say to us - not least because it's entirely possible that they'd be right.”
“The best revenge is living well, my dad told me once.”

Source : Barry Lyga (2007). “The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl”, p.6, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“The Crafts which require the most Time intraining or most Ingenuityand Industry must necessarily be the best paid.”

Source : 1730-4 Essay on the Nature of Trade.
“From this, one can make a deduction which is quite certainly the ultimate truth of jigsaw puzzles: despite appearances, puzzling is not a solitary game: every move the puzzler makes, the puzzlemaker has made before; every piece the puzzler picks up, and picks up again, and studies and strokes, every combination he tries, and tries a second time, every blunder and every insight, each hope and each discouragement have all been designed, calculated, and decided by the other.”

Source : Georges Perec (2012). “Life: A User's Manual”, p.191, Random House
“All things change, nothing is extinguished. There is nothing in the whole world which is permanent. Everything flows onward; all things are brought into being with a changing nature; the ages themselves glide by in constant movement.”
“I remember telling my classmates when I was 8-years-old that (being a sportscaster) is what I wanted to do. That was the only thing I ever wanted to do with my life.”
“I am the same person as always and I have the good fortune to play in a great team. It was an historic year for Barca and for me but it's thanks to the work of everyone.”
“Well, actually, plucking my eyebrows is more of a hobby than a grooming tip.”

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