May Sarton

STATUS QUOtes — 20230224

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“For the birds that cannot soar, Nature has provided low branches.” — Turkish Proverb

“I find that when I have any appointment, even an afternoon one, it changes the whole quality of time. I feel overcharged.” — May Sarton

“When you think about Uber and Airbnb and the other companies that are turning things upside down, Uber isn’t big ’cause they ran a lot of ads. They’re big because someone took out their iPhone and said to their friend, watch this, and pressed a button and a car pulled up.” — Seth Godin

“All I ask of Life is a constant and exaggerated sense of my own importance.” — Ashleigh Brilliant

 

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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 — 20210206

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 
“Never confuse the size of your paycheck with the size of your talent.” — Marlon Brando

“’Do you think people have noticed that I’m around?’ ‘I notice when you’re not. Does that count?’” — Melina Marchetta

“I want to disabuse people of the idea that knowledge is power. Knowing how to get to Detroit is not the same thing as having the bus fare.” — Andrew Vachss

“My musical genius reached its apex thirty years ago when I played the triangle in Haydn’s children’s symphony, so I could not play unless you needed someone to make one sustained note!” — May Sarton

 

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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 — 20150323

Jeff

“The soul is the voice of the body’s interests.” — George Santayana

“If you haven’t forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others?” — Dolores Huerta

“No partner in a love relationship… should feel that he has to give up an essential part of himself to make it viable.” — May Sarton

“I once absent-mindedly ordered Three Mile Island dressing in a restaurant and, with great presence of mind, they brought Thousand Island Dressing and a bottle of chili sauce.” — Terry Pratchett