"correct English is the slang of prigs ..."

-- George Eliot

#Language Quotes #Slang Quotes

“The whole life of instinct serves the one end of bringing about death.”
“Channel your emotion into the excellence of doing something rather than the mediocrity of deciding whether or not to do it.”

Source : Rory Vaden (2015). “Procrastinate on Purpose: 5 Permissions to Multiply Your Time”, p.51, Penguin
“It is not an event; it is a piece of news.”
“I've never wanted just part of the package, part of the prize. I want it all!”

Source : Bill McCartney (1995). “From Ashes to Glory”, Thomas Nelson Incorporated
“If you haven't failed, you haven't tried very hard....”
“He knew it was possible for shame to be nursed and doctored like an illness, if you wanted to keep it separate from the rest of your life, but that didn't mean there'd be any way to keep from knowing it was there.”
“[Eva Braun] loved [Adolf Hitler]. She would have done that had she been able to spend 10 minutes with him. She endured a lot on his behalf, there's a great deal on that subject to be said.”
“Do you think you would ever have heard of Christianity if the Apostles had gone out and said, â€˜I believe in consensus?â€™”

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