"It is a fair question whether the results of these things have induced among us in a large class of well-to-do people, with little muscular activity, a habit of excessive eating [particularly fats and sweets] and may be responsible for great damage to health, to say nothing of the purse."

-- Wilbur Olin Atwater

#Sweet Quotes #Health Quotes #Class Quotes

“You don't need eyes to see, you need vision.”
“Yeah, I know, some people are against drunk driving, and I call those people 'the cops.' But you know, sometimes, you've just got no choice; those kids gotta get to school!”
“A noise like of a hidden brook In the leafy month of June, That to the sleeping woods all night Singeth a quiet tune.”
“I think sex appeal is something that's fun. But I'd guess any man with any conscious consideration or understanding of his own sex appeal is one of the least sexy men you might meet.”

Source : "Is this it?". Th Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. August 15, 2008.
“The resolution of conflict in self is like the making one of opposites in art.”

Source : Eli Siegel (1981). “Self and world: an explanation of aesthetic realism”, Definition Pr
“The Holy Grail of universal coverage in the United States may remain out of reach unless, through rational collective action overriding some individual self-interest, we can reduce per capita costs.”

Source : "The Triple Aim: Care, Health, And Cost" by Donald Berwick, Thomas W. Nolan and John Whittington in "Health Affairs", Volume 27, No. 3 (pp. 759-769), May/June 2008.
“So, once I've written a song, you know, I'm pretty happy with what the song is on its own terms.”
“Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know.”

Source : Alberto Manguel (2011). “A Reading Diary”, p.66, Vintage Canada

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