#after

The United States has made serious mistakes in the conduct of its foreign affairs, which have had unfortunate repercussions long after the decisions were taken. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

#after #conduct #decisions #foreign #foreign affairs

My fate has been that what I undertook was fully understood only after the fact. ↗

— Benoit Mandelbrot

#been #fact #fate #fully #i

Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats. ↗

— Og Mandino

#because #careers #comes #countless #defeats

We shape our tools and afterwards our tools shape us. ↗

— Marshall McLuhan

#our #shape #tools #us

My fondest memories are generally the day after Thanksgiving. I get the total decorating Christmas itch. ↗

— Katharine McPhee

#christmas #day #decorating #fondest #generally

The old Fleetwood Mac was much better; they did some beautiful and, to my mind, very authentic blues. Chicken Shack did pretty well in Europe, but after I left, it was over. ↗

— Christine McVie

#authentic #beautiful #better #blues #chicken

It's good to get your hands dirty a bit and to test how you see things at a given point. And it's very pleasing after writing something like 'Atonement' or 'On Chesil Beach,' which are historical, to get involved in some plausible re-enactment of the here and now. ↗

— Ian Mcewan

#atonement #beach #bit #dirty #get

If you take life at face value, it loses its luster pretty quickly. If you go after it, you get more out of it. ↗

— Christopher Meloni

#face #face value #get #go #life

A man always remembers his first love with special tenderness, but after that he begins to bunch them. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#always #begins #bunch #first #first love

Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool. After he speaks, it is seldom necessary to assume it. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#always #assume #before #fool #man