"All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself. Surely a curious thing. That I should innocently take a bad half-crown of somebody else's manufacture, is reasonable enough; but that I should knowingly reckon the spurious coin of my own make, as good money!"

-- Charles Dickens

#Self Quotes #Words Of Wisdom Quotes #Crowns Quotes

“Feminism seeks to turn the biggest, bloodiest carnivore in the world - passion - into a right-on cud-chewing vegan. It can never work. Sex was never meant to be that way. Sex, on the whole, was meant to be short, nasty and brutish. If what you want is cuddling, you should buy a puppy.”
“The way you feel is not my problem.”
“"...All events are blessings given to us to learn from and therefore we should be grateful for the opportunity to grow and evolve into our best selves."”
“The widowâ€™s eyebrows raised. â€œYeâ€™ve got all these nasty pooches to run around with and ye still might die?â€ â€œIâ€™m going to go fight with a god, some demons, and a coven of witches who all want to kill me,â€ I said, â€œso itâ€™s a distinct possibility.â€ â€œAre yâ€™goinâ€™ tâ€™kill â€™em back?â€ â€œIâ€™d certainly like to.â€ â€œAttaboy,â€ the widow chuckled. â€œOff yâ€™go, then. Kill every last one oâ€™ the bastards and call me in the morninâ€™.”
“You don't question where the music comes from, because it all comes from God.”

Source : "Soundtrack of my life: Timbaland" by Will Hodgkinson, www.theguardian.com. July 14, 2007.
“With massive doses of eye-popping special effects I applaud the visual achievements in 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.'”
“Big companies are like marching bands. Even if half the band is playing random notes, it still sounds kind of like music. The concealment of failure is built into them.”
“I always notice the dysfunctional dynamic of human relationships because most places where you encounter it, people are trying to pretend it isnt happening.”

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