"Just as an unbalanced mind can accumulate stresses that can grow and take on a life of their own, so little decisions of our modern life can accumulate to the point where our society finds itself bombing other people for their oil, or supporting dictators who torture whole populations - all so that our unbalanced interests might be served."

-- Doris "Granny D" Haddock

#Stress Quotes #Oil Quotes #People Quotes

“I wanted to say something to cheer her up. I had a feeling that cheering her up might be a lot of work. I was thinking of how sometimes, trying to say the right thing to people, itâ€™s like some kind of brain surgery, and you have to tweak exactly the right part of the lobe. Except with talking, itâ€™s more like brain surgery with old, rusted skewers and things, maybe like those things you use to eat lobster, but brown. And you have to get exactly the right place, and youâ€™re touching around in the brain but the patient, she keeps jumping and saying, â€œOw.”
“Teachers support evaluations based on multiple measures: student growth, classroom observation and feedback from peers and parents.”

Source : "Ask the Teachers" by Arne Duncan, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 7, 2012.
“About the different levels of skill involved. You have to practice before you become a great masturbator.”

Source : Ursula Hegi (2011). “Hotel of the Saints”, p.149, Simon and Schuster
“When I look at each of my brothers, I see two things. First, I see the next place I want to leave a rosy welt. Second, I see a good man who will always be there, no matter how hard life gets for me or him. Then, I get out of the way because I realize he's coming at me with a wet dish towel.”
“My career spanned the era when relievers started to become more important”
“I always tell people that, if you feel like you're portraying a character really well, you're not acting. If you can reach that point where you don't feel like you're acting, than you're doing your job and the audience will believe you.”
“Any obsession is dangerous.”

Source : "Hidden Depths". Interview with Gaby Wood, www.theguardian.com. March 27, 2004.
“Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.”

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