"In the Seventies, women runners, developing amenorrhea and calcium-related shin splints, were the first to realize that nature is hovering over us, ready to shut down our systems if our fetus-feeding fat reserve drops below a certain percentage of body weight. In other words, in nature's eyes we are nothing but milk sacs and fat deposits."

-- Camille Paglia

#Eye Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Milk Quotes

“I would say one of the reasons that women don't invest to the same extent that men do, is because we still think of it in some ways as a male pursuit.”

Source : "Sallie Krawcheck of Ellevest and the Gender Investing Gap". Interview with Denver Frederick, www.denver-frederick.com. August 18, 2016.
“I like the idea that we build up these walls or rules or laws to maintain our reality, and when they fall away, you're left with a whole bunch of illusions.”
“Because I'm now successful, what I'm being offered as an actor is more and more of the same.”
“Sirs, I have tested your machine. It adds a new terror to life and makes death a long-felt want.”

Source : When pressed by a gramophone company for a written testimonial, in Hesketh Pearson 'Beerbohm Tree' (1956) ch. 19; Beerbohm later insisted 'the immortalism must stand' when asked to make amendments
“Focusing on the good isnâ€™t just about overcoming our inner grump to see the glass half full. Itâ€™s about opening our minds to the ideas and opportunities that will help us be more productive, effective, and successful at work and in life.”
“Laura felt a warmth inside her. It was very small, but it was strong. It was steady, like a tiny light in the dark, and it burned very low but no winds could make it flicker because it would not give up.”
“Develop craftsmanship through years of wide reading.”

Source : "Ten rules for writing fiction". www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.
“I was raised on Bruce Lee.”

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