STATUS QUOtes — 20240117

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

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“It is the kind of day designed for wood fires, and mugs of tea, and well-loved books.” — V.E. Schwab

Sometimes, I feel the past and the future pressing so hard on either side that there’s no room for the present.” — Evelyn Waugh

“All I understand for sure is that people have a very strong need to explain the world in ways that make them feel better, or safer, or more powerful, or more well liked, or more in control, but not necessarily in ways that are true.” — Nathan Hill

“I become faint and nauseous during even very minor medical procedures, such as making an appointment by phone.” — Dave Barry

 

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— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20221006

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

— Margaret Thatcher —

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“When we argue for our limitations, we get to keep them.” — Evelyn Waugh

“They say, timing is everything. But then they say, there is never a perfect time for anything.” — Anthony Liccione

“There are some things for which three words are three too many, and three thousand words that many words too less.” — William Faulkner

“I thought he was a young man of promise; but it appears he was a young man of promises.” — Arthur James Balfour, British Conservative politician & statesman

Bonus Quote – “I’ve often wondered why I became so popular. I think I reach people because I’m with ’em, not apart from ’em.” — Loretta Lynn

 

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— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20161022

“The face of tyranny is always mild at first.” — Jean Racine

“We cherish our friends not for their ability to amuse us, but for ours to amuse them.” — Evelyn Waugh

“Sometimes we spend so much time and energy thinking about where we want to go that we don’t notice where we happen to be.”
Dan Gutman

“We rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

 

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