"The decline of manners, the cynical pursuit without shame or restraint of personal advantage and of money characterizes our times, not without exceptions, of course, but more than we ought to be comfortable with."

-- J. Irwin Miller

#Cynical Quotes #Shame Quotes #Manners Quotes

“Painting is the most magical of mediums. The transcendence is truly amazing to me every time I go to a museum and I see how somebody figured another way to rub colored dirt on a flat surface and make space where there is no space or make you think of a life experience.”
“If your news must be bad, tell it soberly and promptly.”

Source : The Corner of Harley Street Ch. 26
“In my world, a woman was the most powerful thing that I knew. Still is. A woman made the money in my house; a woman made my food. A woman beat my ***** when I wasn't a good kid. Women were behind a lot of what spurred South Africa toward democracy.”
“Optimism is a much more enabling mindset than hard-core realism, and it's far superior to pessimism...[because] Hope helps move us in the direction of our goals and ambitions.”
“I try to apply the organic concept to my clothes and bedding as well. There's nothing like swimming in organic cotton sheets.”
“The Proverbs 31 woman is a star not because of what she does but how she does itâ€”with valor. So do your thing. If itâ€™s refurbishing old furnitureâ€”do it with valor. If itâ€™s keeping up with your two-year-oldâ€”do it with valor. If itâ€™s fighting against human trafficking . . . leading a company . . . or getting other people to do your work for youâ€”do it with valor. Take risks. Work hard. Make mistakes. Get up the next morning. And surround yourself with people who will cheer you on.”

Source : Rachel Held Evans (2012). “A Year of Biblical Womanhood: How a Liberated Woman Found Herself Sitting on Her Roof, Covering Her Head, and Calling Her Husband 'Master'”, p.95, Thomas Nelson Inc
“God repeatedly uses the least-likely and least-prepared individuals (ourselves included) to make the deepest impact on our world.”
“Though your vulgarian does not readily admit that feelings can change overnight, certainly two lovers often part far more abruptly than they came together.”

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