"The ugly duckling is a misunderstood universal myth. It's not about turning into a blonde Barbie doll or becoming what you dream of being; it's about self-revelation, becoming who you are."

-- Baz Luhrmann

#Dream Quotes #Ugly Duckling Quotes #Self Quotes

“Humor is serious work. But it keeps everybody at the table.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“I'm actually so low maintenance when it comes to my hair. It's naturally stick-straight, but I do like to use a curling iron to give my locks some life.”

Source : "Face Time | Laura Osnes". Interview with Tina Turnbow, tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com. December 14, 2011.
“Peanut butter is the greatest invention since Christianity,”
“Your mind is your only judge of truth-and if others dissent from your verdict, reality is the court of final appeal.”
“As the tall dark and handsome male star, Carey Grant always stands for male beauty and desirability, whether in a 30s screwball, a 40s film noir, or a 50s romantic comedy. He consequently turns around the orthodox gender between the one who looks and so desires, and the one who is looked at, and so is being desired.”
“We must only learn that independence cannot be gained by a rebellion against the constitution of the universe, or by inverting the laws of life and evolution, but by comprehending them and adapting ourselves to the world in which we live.”

Source : Paul Carus (2008). “The History of the Devil: With 350 Illustrations”, p.473, Courier Corporation
“Reading is the royal road to intellectual eminence...Truly good books are more than mines to those who can understand them. They are the breathings of the great souls of past times. Genius is not embalmed in them, but lives in them perpetually.”
“Man may act according to that principle or inclination which for the present happens to be strongest, and yet act in a way disproportionate to, and violate his real proper nature.”

Source : Joseph Butler (1856). “The analogy of religion, natural and revealed, to the constitution and course of nature: to which are added, two brief dissertations : On personal identity, and On the nature of virtue; and fifteen sermons”, p.404

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