"They offer, if we are wise enough or simple enough to take it, a model for what it means to give your heart with little thought of return. Both powerfully imaginary and comfortingly real, dogs act as mirrors for our own beliefs about what would constitute a truly humane society. Perhaps it is not too late for them to teach us some new tricks."

-- Marjorie Garber

#Wise Quotes #Dog Quotes #Real Quotes

“It is impossible to forget the sense of dignity which marks the hour when one becomes a wage-earner... I felt that I had suddenly acquired value to myself, to my family, and to the world.”
“Science is not infallible, but it has something religion lacks: a process of testing claims against real-world observations.”
“At the core of an analytical edge is an ability to systematically distinguish between fundamentals and expectations. Fundamentals are a well thought out distribution of outcomes, and expectations are what's priced into an asset. A power metaphor is the [pari-mutuel] racetrack. The fundamentals are how fast a given horse will run and the expectations are the odds on the tote board. As any serious handicapper knows, you make money only by finding a mispricing between the performance of the horse and the odds. There are no 'good' or 'bad' horses, just correctly or incorrectly priced ones.”
“I want my word to be up to the scale of the feat of arms performed by the Russian soldier.”
“You look different now. Like a proper little girl," said Gendry. "I look like an oak tree, with all these stupid acorns," said Arya. "Nice, though. A nice oak tree. You even smell nice for a change.”
“Gay unions, what is that about? I haven't been invited to any ceremonies, and I wouldn't go anyway. The idea that gay people have to mimic what obviously doesn't work for straight people any more... I think is a bit tragic. I am looking forward to gay divorces.”
“The lesbian is a threatening reality for reality.”

Source : Nicole Brossard (1988). “The aerial letter”, Womens Pr
“The language of faith is crucial because it affords human beings the privilege of intimacy with the ultimate.”

Source : Michael Eric Dyson (1996). “Between God and Gangsta Rap: Bearing Witness to Black Culture”, Oxford University Press, USA

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