“Maybe that's why I tend to equate physical beauty with qualities with which it has absolutely nothing to do. I see a pretty mouth or a moody pair of eyes and imagine all sorts of deep affinities, private kinships. Never mind that half a dozen jerks are clustered round the same person, just because they've been duped by the same pair of eyes.”
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“Today's opponents can be your allies tomorrow. And today's allies can be tomorrow's opponents.”
“Create and communicate absolute clarity of purpose.”
“Pious people spoke to God, and crazy people imagined that God spoke back.”
“Associations must evolve if they are to survive into the future.”
“Look inward for solutions to your greatest challenges.”
“The future is dependent on the decisions you make today.”