"There is something mean in human nature that prefers to think evil, that gives a willing ear and a ready welcome to calumny, a sort of jealousy of goodness and greatness and things of good report."

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Source : Richard Le Gallienne (1915). “Vanishing Roads, and Other Essays”

Richard Le Gallienne

#Jealousy Quotes #Mean Quotes #Greatness Quotes

“I don't expect anything from anybody. When you grow old Your days are gone; it is part of life.”
“When a man becomes a Christian, he becomes industrious, trustworthy and prosperous. Now, if that man, when he gets all he can and saves all he can, does not give all he can, I have more hope for Judas Iscariot than for that man!”

Source : Tertullian (1869). “The Writings of Quintus Sept. Flor. Tertullianus”, p.37
“Slow and steady wins the race, and I believe in paying your dues.”
“If sexuality is beginning in such a skewed way: that boys expect to receive sexual pleasure and girls are expected to give it without reciprocation, is that why young women, even unintentionally, turn to getting something else in return for sex? Whether it be popularity, career success, professional attention.”

Source : "My discoveries weren’t any more extensive or alarming than most people’s. I just chose to look". Interview with Antonia Crane, logger.believermag.com. November 5, 2013.
“I want to do music that holds the heart of five members and send a message to my fans with the song.”
“That's what is great about what I do, going from one job to the other.”
“There is this view that if you are not tormented you cannot be vital and creative. I would like to think that is not true.”
““I winked and locked my arm in Carter's, and we stood there, watching Dean stroll away. "You know the guy's never gonna give up," Carter nudged me, letting out a sigh. "We'd have really pretty babies, huh?" "Yup. They'd be rad little Brangelinas, running around tearing the place up." "Yeah, you're right. My rejection is such a disservice to the world..."”

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