"A relative of mine ... spends his time producing improved breeds of sheep and pigs and chickens. So patronising and irritating to teh Almighty, I should think."

-- Hector Hugh Munro

#Thinking Quotes #Sheep Quotes #Pigs Quotes

“A lot of politics in art is just institutional critique, which, in my opinion, is not all that political.”
“I saw myself as Joan of Arc.”
“Through shallow intellect, the mind becomes shallow, and one eats the fly, along with the sweets.”
“Reckless action is worse than wise restraint.”

Source : Danielle Trussoni (2010). “Angelology: A Novel”, p.125, Penguin
“Daily life shouldn't be a fashion show all the time.”

Source : FaceBook post by Leighton Meester from Jul 15, 2013
“Honesty was a tough customer... Once you started allowing yourself some honesty, it couldn't easily be contained or limited to one part of your life. It was like poison ivy or a bossy houseguest. Once it was there, you couldn't tell it what to do. You had to really fight to keep it from taking over.”
“Cool means being able to hang with yourself. All you have to ask yourself is 'Is there anybody I`m afraid of? Is there anybody who if I walked into a room and saw, I`d get nervous?' If not, then you`re cool.”

Source : "The Night I Partied at Prince's House ... But He Never Came Downstairs" by Chris Gardner, www.hollywoodreporter.com. April 21, 2016.
“Democracy depends on citizens being informed, and since our media, especially television (which is the most important source of news for most Americans) reports mostly what the people in power do, and repeats what the people in power say, the public is badly informed, and it means we cannot really say we have a functioning democracy.”

Source : Interview with Stefan Sirucek, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 30, 2010.

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