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If efforts to do social work are couched in selfish motives, then they will die a premature death. Why would my efforts get politicised? I have values I inherited from my father. He helped many. Anyone, even a postman knocking on our door would get a glass of water and some sweets. ↗

— Sachin Tendulkar

#couched #death #die #door #efforts

Men at most differ as Heaven and Earth, but women, worst and best, as Heaven and Hell. ↗

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

#differ #earth #heaven #hell #men

When I came to the CIA in the mid-'90s, our graduating class of case officers was unbelievably low. Now, after years of rebuilding, our training programs and putting our best efforts to recruit the most talented men and women, we are graduating more clandestine officers than at any time in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency. ↗

— George Tenet

#agency #any #best #came #case

We've been working on a new album, which is going to come out next spring, which is very different, a change of style for us - it's going to be almost like rock music. ↗

— Neil Tennant

#almost #been #change #come #different

He comes to London and gets a job in a nightclub, a gay club, where he's known as Straight Dave by the bar staff - and no one believes he's as straight as he claims to be. He meets the daughter of the club manager, and he has an affair with her. ↗

— Neil Tennant

#bar #believes #claims #club #comes

Only a great actor finds the difficulties of the actor's art infinite. ↗

— Ellen Terry

#art #difficulties #finds #great #infinite

There's also a subplot about a guy who manages pop groups. Dave is a very ambitious boy, and he gets offered an audition but only wants to do it on his terms and conditions. He wants to maintain his integrity. ↗

— Neil Tennant

#also #ambitious #audition #boy #conditions

He makes a great mistake... who supposes that authority is firmer or better established when it is founded by force than that which is welded by affection. ↗

— Terence

#authority #better #established #firmer #force

Human nature is so constituted, that all see and judge better in the affairs of other men than in their own. ↗

— Terence

#better #constituted #human #human nature #judge

I enjoy all aspects of singing and I'm luckily given the choice to be part of different styles of music. ↗

— Bryn Terfel

#choice #different #different styles #enjoy #given