#elves

On banks, I make no apology for attacking spivs and gamblers who did more harm to the British economy than Bob Crow could achieve in his wildest Trotskyite fantasies, while paying themselves outrageous bonuses underwritten by the taxpayer. There is much public anger about banks and it is well deserved. ↗

— Vince Cable

#achieve #anger #apology #attacking #banks

Perfectionism is not a quest for the best. It is a pursuit of the worst in ourselves, the part that tells us that nothing we do will ever be good enough - that we should try again. ↗

— Julia Cameron

#best #enough #ever #good #nothing

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging. ↗

— Joseph Campbell

#come #deeper #find #life #most

Often there are players who have only football as a way of expressing themselves and never develop other interests. And when they no longer play football, they no longer do anything; they no longer exist, or rather they have the sensation of no longer existing. ↗

— Eric Cantona

#develop #exist #existing #expressing #football

We lie to one another every day, in the sweetest way, often unconsciously. We dress ourselves and compose ourselves in order to present ourselves to one another. ↗

— John le Carre

#compose #day #dress #every #every day

People have to take responsibility for themselves. We need to get the housing industry going again. We don't need government intervening in every step. ↗

— Eric Cantor

#every #every step #get #going #government

People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents. ↗

— Andrew Carnegie

#how #impressive #matter #mediocrity #motivate

Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success. ↗

— Dale Carnegie

#age #business #consult #content #drive

Art need no longer be an account of past sensations. It can become the direct organization of more highly evolved sensations. It is a question of producing ourselves, not things that enslave us. ↗

— Angela Carter

#art #become #direct #enslave #evolved

Four years ago maybe we thought we were inferior to Brazil, subconsciously we didn't see ourselves beating them. Now we believe in ourselves, we can be on the pitch with any team in the world and think we can win. ↗

— Rio Ferdinand

#any #beating #believe #brazil #four