Affectedly Delicate Quotes & Sayings

The word "salary" comes from the salt that was part of Roman soldiers' pay or that they bought with a special allowance. — Anonymous

My whole life is about winning. I don't lose often. I almost never lose. — Donald Trump

This self-absorbed perspective treats God as a genie who simply exists to serve you in your selfish pursuit of personal fulfillment. But God is not your servant, and if you fall for the idea that life is supposed to be easy, either you will become severely disillusioned or you will live in denial of reality. Never forget that life is not about you! You exist for God's purposes, not vice versa. Why would God provide heaven on earth when he's planned the real thing for you in eternity? God gives us our time on earth to build and strengthen our character for heaven. — Rick Warren

Whenever I write for hotel reservations, I always enclose a set of rules I have made for the hotels. — Ethel Waters

I read The Old Man and the Sea but my eyelids bled from the toothpicks that I used to keep them open. — Augusten Burroughs