Amor Towles

STATUS QUOtes — 20220708

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 
“Anything you say before the word ‘but’ does not count.” — Kevin Kelly

“The family was still hard-pressed for money, and dreamed of savory treats to eat, but they had the warmth of one another, and enough on which to live, and in most parts of the world that is called plenty.” — Gregory Maguire

“Just as someone can be too smart for their own good, there are those who are too patient for their own good, or too hardworking.” — Amor Towles

“The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine.” — John Howard

 

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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 — 20220207

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 
“Understanding and believing are not the same thing.” — Gertrude Stein

“Rather, the comfort of knowing one’s sense of right and wrong was shared by another, and thus was somehow more true.” — Amor Towles

“When you’re a big deal early on, you have to maintain that level forever, and it’s very scary. You have to keep hitting those home runs, turning out hits.” — Kathy Baker via Tony Bennett

“To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable.” — Oscar Wilde

 

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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 —

 
See previous STATUS QUOtes HERE

Thousands and thousands of quotes delivered since 2011!

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20211122

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Kindness begins where necessity ends.” — Amor Towles

“Too often we get stuck in ‘functional fixedness,’ a mindset where we see in things only their intended use, rather than their potential use.” — Shane Parrish

“What is common to many is taken least care of, for all men have greater regard for what is their own than for what they possess in common with others.” — Aristotle

“A person of eighty has outlived probably three new schools of painting, two of architecture and poetry, and a hundred in dress [ed].” — Joyce Carey

 

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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 —

 
See previous STATUS QUOtes HERE

Thousands and thousands of quotes delivered since 2011!

 
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All original content on this blog is copyrighted by Jeffrey B. Ross with ALL Rights Reserved. While reference links back to JBRish.com are appreciated and encouraged, please acquire approval for any reproduction of original content from this website.

©Jeffrey B. Ross 2014 – 2021 — JBRish.com