Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

STATUS QUOtes — 20240811

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“A technique is obtained through knowledge. A skill is obtained through practice.” — Rafay Baloch

“Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose — a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.” — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

“Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are.” — Niccolò Machiavelli

“Lottery: The equivalent of betting that the next pope will be from Duluth, or that the parrot in the pet store window speaks Flemish.” — Rick Bayan

 

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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 — 20240224

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“You can’t make a race horse of a pig, but you can make a very fast pig [ed].” — John Steinbeck, East of Eden” — John Steinbeck

“That’s when you know for sure somebody loves you. They figure out what you need and they give it to you — without you asking.” — Adriana Trigiani

“Even where the affections are not strongly moved by any superior excellence, the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds which hardly any later friend can obtain.” — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

“Well, I don’t know as I want a lawyer to tell me what I cannot do. I hire him to tell me how to do what I want to do.” — J. P. Morgan

 

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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.

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