Alexander McCall Smith

STATUS QUOtes — 20221110

Jeff

“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Simply put, humans are not wired to be constantly wired.” — Cal Newport

“The captain of a ship can run a great ship, but he can’t do anything about the tides.” — Matthew Norman

“Now the tea began to do its work- as it always did- and the world that only a few minutes previously had seemed so bleak started to seem less so.” — Alexander McCall Smith

“There is a sense of relief and pleasure in getting something done – a kind of satisfaction not unlike that which a hen enjoys on laying an egg.” — H.L. Mencken

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20200319

Jeff

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 
“Keep your head and heart clear. Perspective can just as easily be lost as it can be found.” — Andy Andrews

“As it has been said: Love and a cough cannot be concealed. Even a small cough. Even a small love.” — Anne Sexton

“Our minds can come up with the most entertaining possibilities, if we let them. But most of the time, we keep them under far too close a check.” — Alexander McCall Smith

“Penicillin sat on a shelf for ten years while I was called a quack.” — Alexander Fleming

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20200108

Jeff

Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 
“The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken.” — George Edward Herbert

“Ritual is a terribly important, binding cement in a society. If we abandon formality and rituals, we’re actually weakening the relationships that exist between people that bind.” — Alexander McCall Smith

“I’ve lived my life again just telling it to you.” — Arthur Golden

“When something is free [like Facebook or Google] and you’re not paying for the product, guess what?… You’re the product.” — Matt Kloskowski

 

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