Fyodor Dostoevsky

STATUS QUOtes — 20231109

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Kicking the proverbial can down the road only increases the size of the can.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough

“The man who is denied the opportunity of making decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to make.” — Northcote Parkinson

“But how could you live and have no story to tell?” — Fyodor Dostoevsky

“Do people in Australia, call the rest of the world, Up Over?” — Steven Wright

 

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— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20220213

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Boredom is the most horrible of wolves.” — Jean Giono

“Try to pose for yourself this task: not to think of a polar bear, and you will see that the cursed thing will come to mind every minute.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky

“There is nothing wrong with special occasion foods, as long as every day is not a special occasion.” — Michael Pollan

“The fact is, I don’t like to hear cut‑and‑dried sermons. No — when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees!” — Abraham Lincoln

 

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— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20160616

Jeff

“A just cause is not ruined by a few mistakes.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky

“No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Wife or mother, if it is both, he is twice blessed indeed.” — Harold MacMillan

“Middle age is when you stop criticizing the older generation and start criticizing the younger one.” — Dr. Laurence J. Peter

“The large print giveth, and the small print taketh away.” — Tom Waits

 

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