"How flat all sounds are at the seaside, flat and yet emphatic, like the sound of gunshots heard at a distance."

-- John Banville

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“My soul seemed as foul as smoke from burning cat fur.”
“Scientists at MIT and engineering schools all across America say that they could improve the fuel economy standards for the existing set of vehicles by 10 miles per gallon using existing technology, without compromising safety or comfort at all.”
“The irony of good customer service is that over time it will bring in more new customers than promotions and price slashing ever did!”
“I brought killer intensity to my workoutsâ€¦ Itâ€™s not enough to just show up and do the workout. You have to bring something to itâ€¦ What was your intention? If you are not believing with all fervour and relentlessness in what it is you want to do, no one is going to do that for you.”
“We pardon infidelities, but we do not forget them.”
“A doctrine is something that pins you down to a given mode of conduct and dozens of situations which you cannot foresee, which is a great mistake in principle. When the word 'containment' was used in my 'X' article, it was used with relation to a certain situation then prevailing, and as a response to it.”
“I have a great office.”
“I would suggest that excellence occurs in direct proportion to necessary suffering, but in inverse proportion to unnecessary suffering or toxic stress. Connection is the best antidote to unnecessary suffering.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz

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