"I only wish my brother David had survived to experience Berkeley as well. No one would flinch here if we were to walk down the street together, whereas in Indiana we were constantly met with hostility. I don't believe in heaven, but this is about as close to heaven on earth as I imagine getting."

-- Julia Scheeres

#Brother Quotes #Believe Quotes #Heaven Quotes

“Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant.”

Source : The Bureaucrat Magazine, 1985.
“A girl could never have too much jewelry or too much weaponry.”
“That's the trouble with the world we live in. It's full of people just doing their job and ignoring what's really going on. Care about the rainforest until they get a couple of kids and enough money for a gas guzzling car, or some hardwood dining furniture. Watch all those wildlife programmes and coo over the furry animals, but still eat meat and poultry that was raised in conditions of unbelievable cruelty.”
“It did occur to me that the effect of good literature may be as dizzying as that of alcohol.”

Source : Pamela Dean (2006). “Tam Lin”, p.283, Penguin
“When you're writing, you are robbed of your delivery.”
“Solitude is used to teach us how to live with other people. Rage is used to show us the infinite value of peace. Boredom is used to underline the importance of adventure & spontaneity. Silence is used to teach us to use words responsibly. Tiredness is used so that we can understand the value of waking up. Illness is used to underline the blessing of good health. Fire is used to teach us about water. Earth is used so that we can understand the value of air. Death is used to show us the importance of life.”
“The world is a big place and our brain is only three pounds.”
“Technology is going to continue to evolve, and we should be at the forefront of it. We should continue to innovate. We should be leaders in clean technology and green energy.”

Source : Source: www.glamour.com

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