Quote by Simon Raven
Nobody minded what you did in bed or what you said about God, a ve

Nobody minded what you did in bed or what you said about God, a very civilized attitude in 1948. – Simon Raven

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And so, at the age of thirty, I had successively disgraced myself with three fine institutions, each of which had made me free of its full and rich resources, had trained me with skill and patience, and had shown me nothing but forbearance and charity when I failed in trust. – Simon Raven

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Patience
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Scholarship was one thing, drudgery another. I very soon concluded that nothing would induce me to read, let alone make notes on, hundreds and hundreds of very, very, very boring books. – Simon Raven

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I just really think every job I do, I get this gypsy attitude to money. – Jessica Brown Findlay

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It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. – William James

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I always give Lindsay so much credit for her tennis game, for her attitude, for her person, and because of how she deals with all the things. I dont think people give her enough credit for how well shes doing. – Martina Hingis

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The attitude of independence toward a constructed language which all national speakers must adopt is really a great advantage, because it tends to make man see himself as the master of language instead of its obedient servant. – Edward Sapir

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