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Usefulness Quotes (page 93)

I've about decided that's the main thing that separates happy people from the other people: the feeling that you're a practical item, with a use, like a sweater or a socket wrench. Barbara Kingsolver
Morality in sexual relations, when it is free from superstition, consists essentially in respect for the other person, and unwillingness to use that person solely as a means of personal gratification, without regard to his or her desires. Bertrand Russell
Diana Wynne Jones quote: "Pray use both cats as sponges if it pleases you, infatuated..."
Pray use both cats as sponges if it pleases you, infatuated infantryman. Diana Wynne Jones
That he'll never let you down. That boy's got a heart the size of Kentucky, and he loves you. That's important. Take it from someone who knows. My mom used to tell me that whatever you do, marry someone who loves you more than you love him. And I listened to her. Why do you think Henry and I get along so well? I'm not saying that I don't love him, because I do. But if I ever left Henry or something, God forbid, ever happened to me, I don't think he'll be able to go on. And that guy would risk... Nicholas Sparks
I am but too conscious of the fact that we are born in an age when only the dull are treated seriously, and I live in terror of not being misunderstood. Don't degrade me into the position of giving you useful information. Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. Oscar Wilde
make your last journeyfrom this strange worldsoar for the heightswhere there is no moreseparation of you and your home. God has createdyour wings not to be dormantas long as you are aliveyou must try more and moreto use your wings to show you're alive Rumi
Henry Ward Beecher quote: "Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of..."
Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength. Henry Ward Beecher
Then what is magic for?" Prince Lr demanded wildly. "What use is wizardry if it cannot save a unicorn?" He gripped the magician's shoulder hard, to keep from falling. Schmedrick did not turn his head. With a touch of sad mockery in his voice, he said, "That's what heroes are for. Peter S. Beagle
the map they are using does not indicate the village of Orce, how very inconsiderate on the part of the cartographers, I’ll bet they didn’t forget to indicate their own hometowns, in future they should remember how vexing it is for someone to check out his birthplace on a map only to find a blank space, this has given rise to the gravest of problems for those trying to establish personal and national identities. Jose Saramago
Michel de Montaigne quote: "In general I ask for books that make use of learning, not..."
In general I ask for books that make use of learning, not those that build it up. Michel de Montaigne
John F. Kennedy quote: "The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of..."
The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence. John F. Kennedy
Peter Sellers quote: "When you have been killed as many times as I have, you get..."
When you have been killed as many times as I have, you get used to it. Peter Sellers
Yet, when these facts are seen side by side with other facts in the case, it is difficult not to become lost in superstitious awe. Their very absurdity seems to prohibit the use of the words 'chance' and 'coincidence.' For the sceptic there remains only one consolation: if there should be such a thing as superhuman Law, it is administered with sub-human inefficiency. Eric Ambler
Ah! These commercial interests -- spoiling the finest life under the sun. Why must the sea be used for trade -- and for war as well?...It would have been so much nicer just to sail about, with here and there a port and a bit of land to stretch one's legs on, buy a few books and get a change of cooking for a while. Joseph Conrad
I've made a profound transformation. I've fashioned some cyber-underwear. I'm not scared of anything! Actually, I am scared of a few things. Cyber world is a world of adventure, a new galaxy. I'm big on adventure. But I don't assume that just because the word cyber is being used as a prefix, doesn't give it anymore value or credence. Cyber relationships have the illusion of intimacy, sometimes with the absence of intimacy. Is it better to have a conversation in a caf or on the telephone? Tom Waits

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