“Put any two people together and each will seek ways of feeling superior to the other. If a ship went down in the Pacific and a single sailor managed to swim to a desert island, would he be pleased to see, ten minutes later, another sailor emerging from the surf? Quite possibly - but only if the new arrival accepted that the first man was now a landed aristocrat while he himself was an illegal immigrant.”
― Embracing the Ordinary: Lessons From the Champions of Everyday Life
― Embracing the Ordinary: Lessons From the Champions of Everyday Life
“In sex women are largely guided by their sensible bodies but men are driven crazy by their feverish minds. Men love to think and talk about sex; women enjoy it while it lasts, if they can, and have little interest in pre-match build-up or post-match analysis.”
― Embracing the Ordinary: Lessons From the Champions of Everyday Life
― Embracing the Ordinary: Lessons From the Champions of Everyday Life
“Day offers two equally necessary sacraments - the benediction of morning and the absolution of dusk. In the morning coffee blesses and in the evening wine absolves.”
― Embracing the Ordinary: Lessons From the Champions of Everyday Life
― Embracing the Ordinary: Lessons From the Champions of Everyday Life
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