John le Carré

STATUS QUOtes — 20240301

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“Advice is not a gift, but a debt that the old owe to the young.” — James Fenimore Cooper

“Sometimes we do a thing in order to find out the reason for it. Sometimes our actions are questions not answers.” — John le Carré

“Life is not like formula fiction. The villain has a heart, and the hero has great flaws.” — Anne Lamott

“Except in cases of necessity, which are rare, leave your friend to learn unpleasant things from his enemies; they are ready enough to tell them.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes

 

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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 — 20150815

Jeff

“Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter.” — Izaak Walton

“A secret needs two faces to bounce between; a secret needs to see itself in another pair of eyes.” — Stephen King

“Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.” — Marilyn vos Savant

“Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.” — John le Carré

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20150205

Jeff

“The successful revolutionary is a statesman, the unsuccessful one a criminal.” — Erich Fromm

“A desk is a terrible place from which to view the world.” — John le Carré

“The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.” — James Baldwin

“I never feel so accomplished as when I open a tough jar.” — Emma Watson