"History is an endless repetition of the wrong way of living."

-- Lawrence Durrell

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“My biggest addictions have been chocolate cake, mashed potatoes, and butter sandwiches.”

Source : "Loveline" with Adam Carolla and Dr Drew, www.youtube.com. April 4, 2005.
“Earthly pride is like the passing flower, that springs to fall, and blossoms but to die.”

Source : Henry Kirke White (1834). “The Life and Remains of Henry Kirke White, Etc”, p.95
“Your fate is to be what you are. As mine is to be what I am...your master.”

Source : "Fictional character: Armand Tesla". "The Return of the Vampire", www.imdb.com. 1943.
“I think there are some players born to play ball.”
“There are Americans will find it difficult to believe that the Prime Minister can simply impose candidates on ridings, and can so efficiently move individuals out of private life and into the Cabinet with virtually no resort to the electorate.”
“Comfort is the enemy of achievement.”

Source : FaceBook post by Dr. Farrah Gray from Mar 15, 2013
“There can only be one solution to any problem: a change in attitude and in consciousness.”

Source : Gregg Braden (2010). “The Divine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles, and Belief”, p.94, ReadHowYouWant.com
“The day of my departure at length arrived. Clerval spent the last evening with us. He had endeavoured to persuade his father to permit him to accompany me and to become my fellow student, but in vain. His father was a narrow-minded trader, and saw idleness and ruin in the aspirations and ambition of his son. Henry deeply felt the misfortune of being debarred from a liberal education. He said little, but when he spoke I read in his kindling eye and in his animated glance a restrained but firm resolve not to be chained to the miserable details of commerce.”

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