"Rumpole, you must move with the times." "If I don't like the way the times are moving, I shall refuse to accompany them."

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Source : John Mortimer (2007). “Rumpole Misbehaves”, p.68, Penguin

John Mortimer

#Moving Quotes #Way Quotes #Refuse Quotes

“Stamina is the force that drives the drumming; it's not really a sprint.”
“People fear anyone who differs from what is considered normal, and in a small town the idea of normal can be as narrow as the streets.”
“Nothing is more detestable to the physical anthropologist than... the wretched habit of cremating the dead. It involves not only a prodigal waste of costly fuel and excellent fertilizer, but also the complete destruction of physical historical data. On the other hand, the custom of embalming and mummification is most praiseworthy and highly to be recommended.”
“I do like to cook; I'm sort of a mad scientist in the kitchen.”
“Using the power of decision gives you the capacity to get past any excuse to change any and every part of your life in an instant.”
“I know I'm talented, but I wasn't put here to sing. I was put here to be a wife and a mom and look after my family. I love what I do, but it's not where it begins and ends.”
“My feelings of disgust had been so loud within me, theyâ€™d nearly drowned out everything else.”
“Part of the heart of anarchy is, dare to go against the grain of the conventional ways of thinking about our realities. Anarchists have always gone against the grain, and that's been a place of hope.”

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