"Politics /n/: from 'poly ticks', short for 'many small bloodsucking insects'."

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Henry Spencer

#Democracy Quotes #Tick Quotes #Insects Quotes

“But even labeling a site as astronomical is an improvement, since it partially sidesteps the old stereotype of Indians being primitive and ignorant savages.”
“Donâ€™t try to be anything but yourself, and find success as yourself. Otherwise, you wonâ€™t be happy.”
“Animals, like us, have rich and spacious interiors. They contain inner landscapes: desert places and lonely canyons, cliffs of madness and rivers or serene awareness that merge in tranquil seas.”

Source : Gary Kowalski (2007). “The Souls of Animals”, p.84, New World Library
“I'd say probably the most epic experience was before the Victoria's Secret show - I think it was before the casting - and I saw Naomi Campbell at a party. I was saying that I was nervous about my walk and she said "Come to my hotel tomorrow and we're going to practice." So I went in New York and we practiced in the hallway of her hotel with all of the hotel staff watching. She just said "Don't even flinch. Keep going!" It was hilarious, but I think that was kind of a confidence booster.”
“Donâ€™t use the language of â€˜goodâ€™ or â€˜badâ€™ when talking about blood sugar numbers â€“ these are data points, not judgments of your ability to manage your diabetes.”
“I wish I had more guts when I was younger because then I would've said things to people's faces instead of just running away all the time.”
“A mathematician ... has no material to work with but ideas, and so his patterns are likely to last longer, since ideas wear less with time than words.”
“There is no greater wealth than Virtue,And no greater loss than to forget it.”

Source : "Tirukkural". Book by Thiruvalluvar, 1840.

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