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  1. A quotation from Robert Bolt

       CORPORAL: [trying to copy Lawrence’s snuffing a match with his fingers] Ow! It damn well ‘urts!
       LAWRENCE: Certainly it hurts.
       CORPORAL: Well what’s the trick then?
       LAWRENCE: The trick, William Potter, is not minding if it hurts.

    Robert Bolt (1924-1995) English dramatist
    Lawrence of Arabia, Part 1, sc. 18 (1962) [with Michael Wilson]

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/bolt-robert/77145/

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  2. A quotation from Robert Bolt

       CORPORAL: [trying to copy Lawrence’s snuffing a match with his fingers] Ow! It damn well ‘urts!
       LAWRENCE: Certainly it hurts.
       CORPORAL: Well what’s the trick then?
       LAWRENCE: The trick, William Potter, is not minding if it hurts.

    Robert Bolt (1924-1995) English dramatist
    Lawrence of Arabia, Part 1, sc. 18 (1962) [with Michael Wilson]

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/bolt-robert/77145/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #lawrenceofarabia #robertbolt #acceptance #discomfort #hurting #minding #pain #regarding

  3. A quotation from Robert Bolt

       CORPORAL: [trying to copy Lawrence’s snuffing a match with his fingers] Ow! It damn well ‘urts!
       LAWRENCE: Certainly it hurts.
       CORPORAL: Well what’s the trick then?
       LAWRENCE: The trick, William Potter, is not minding if it hurts.

    Robert Bolt (1924-1995) English dramatist
    Lawrence of Arabia, Part 1, sc. 18 (1962) [with Michael Wilson]

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/bolt-robert/77145/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #lawrenceofarabia #robertbolt #acceptance #discomfort #hurting #minding #pain #regarding

  4. A quotation from Judith Martin

    The wisest thing to do, whenever someone says, “I knew you wouldn’t mind,” is to run. No good will follow.

    Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
    “Miss Manners,” syndicated column (2014-02-18)

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/martin-judith/75947/

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