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Toffee Crisp was my downfall. I once ate five at a sitting. Do you really need that third helping, Harry? My parents didn't overfeed me, nor did they make an issue of it. That's when things go wrong. It doesn't have to be a problem for children to be fat, but it does affect you: you aren't as happy in that skin. ↗

— Harry Melling

#ate #children #crisp #did #does

Friends are the siblings God never gave us. ↗

— Mencius

#gave #god #never #siblings #us

His [Luke]letter went something like this: "Dear Mr President, Thank you for introducing me to the Hall of Famers and for showing me the Oval Office. I think if I work really hard I will have a chance for both." The next time I saw the president I told him about my son's ambitious plans. His response was beautiful: "Never get between a boy and his dreams ↗

— Tim Russert

#inspirational #tim-russert #beauty

Problems only exist in the human mind. ↗

— Anthony de Mello

#human #human mind #mind #only #problems

Give tax breaks to large corporations, so that money can trickle down to the general public, in the form of extra jobs. ↗

— Andrew Mellon

#corporations #down #extra #form #general

A balanced program for tax reform based upon the common sense idea of lowering taxes out of surplus revenues. ↗

— Andrew Mellon

#based #common #common sense #idea #lowering

The march of conquest through wild provinces, may be the march of Mind; but not the march of Love. ↗

— Herman Melville

#love #march #may #mind #provinces

A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#good #honest #politician #quite #unthinkable

It may seem a hard task to condemn fellow creatures to long years of confinement in prison, but it is not so hard if they clearly deserve it. ↗

— Thomas Mellon

#condemn #confinement #creatures #deserve #fellow

It ain't easy to break out of a mold, but if you do your work, people will ultimately see what you're capable of. Too often, people find it easier to make assumptions and stick with what they believe. They put you in a place and it makes their job easier. The good people constantly search for something different. ↗

— Christopher Meloni

#believe #break #capable #constantly #different