Elton John (1947) English rock singer-songwriter, composer and pianist
Simple Life
Song lyrics, The One (1992)
“I bend but do not break.”
Je plie, et ne romps pas.
Book I (1668), fable 22.
Fables (1668–1679)
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“I can bend my own rules way, way over, but there is a place where I finally stop bending them.”
John D. MacDonald (1916–1986) writer from the United States
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Context: Integrity is not a conditional word. It doesn't blow in the wind or change with the weather. It is your inner image of yourself, and if you look in there and see a man who won't cheat, then you know he never will. Integrity is not a search for the rewards of integrity. Maybe all you ever get for it is the largest kick in the ass the world can provide. It is not supposed to be a productive asset. Crime pays a lot better. I can bend my own rules way, way over, but there is a place where I finally stop bending them. I can recognize the feeling. I've been there a lot of times.
From now on, Lawton Hisp was not going to have a very nice life. They might never come after him, but it just wasn't going to be very joyous from now on.
Happy New Year, Mister Hisp.