Pete Munro quotes

“The Australian backyard was once built for tradesmen and outdoor toilets. As suburbs spread, it became a playground and source of pride...”
-- Pete Munro

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“Backyards are as Australian as the Hills Hoists they host, and as individual as those who work and play in them. Whether haven, pantry or playground, they all tell a story.”
-- Pete Munro

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“The sight, sound or even smell of a first love seems to burrow deep into the brain.”
-- Pete Munro

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“The Land of Israel will be small, but the people of Israel will make it great. Not in opulence, but in eminence will their destiny be fulfilled, and the elixir of their pride will be distilled not out of dominion or far-flung borders, but out of the faithful and skillful building of the good society.”

“Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility.”

Source : Adam Clarke (1831). “Discourses on various subjects relative to the being and attributes of God, and his works in creation, providence, and grace”, p.307

“Pride in one's own race - and that does not imply contempt for other races - is also a normal and healthy sentiment. I have never regarded the Chinese or the Japanese as being inferior to ourselves. They belong to ancient civilizations, and I admit freely that their past history is superior to our own. They have the right to be proud of their past, just as we have the right to be proud of the civilization to which we belong. Indeed, I believe the more steadfast the Chinese and the Japanese remain in their pride of race, the easier I shall find it to get on with them.”

“I have a lot of passion. I have a lot of pride. I think I do get that from my family. But you can be driven and be nice.”

“You were a stray cat, strutting so free and full of pride. But I could see your open wound. And without really thinking I just chalked it up to another cool thing about you. I never realized how much you hurt.”

“According to my observations, mankind are among the most easily tamable and domesticable of all creatures in the animal world . They are readily reducible to submission, so readily conditionable (to coin a word) as to exhibit an almost incredibly enduring patience under restraint and oppression of the most flagrant character. So far are they from displaying any overweening love of freedom that they show a singular contentment with a condition of servitorship, often showing a curious canine pride in it, and again often simply unaware that they are existing in that condition.”

Source : "Memoirs of a Superfluous Man" by Albert J. Nock, (p. 314), 1943.

“Trust me-that toilet and me were best friends for the first few days I was here.”

“I've learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.”

“Martin Luther dreamed up Protestantism while sitting on the toilet at Wittenburg monastery, and we know what a big movement that became.”

“And so the dentist says 'Rinse.' So you lean over, and you're lookin' at this miniature toilet bowl.”