"Why do people want everyone to act just like they do? Talk like they do. Look like they do. Act like they do. And if you don'tâ€” If you don't, people make the assumption that you do not FEEL what they feel. And then they make the assumptionâ€” That you must not feel anything at all."

-- Nora Raleigh Baskin

#People Quotes #Want Quotes #Looks Quotes

“If you're going to fail, you might as well fail at the big ones.”
“We usually spend one hour per week on ballet but Marta Karolyi has us do a lot of compulsory floor in the morning practice.”
“I want so much for my lover. At night when our beds are drawn close together I waken and see his dear yellow head on the pillow - sometimes his arm thrown over on my bed - and I kiss his hand, very softly so that it will not waken him.”

Source : Dawn Powell (1998). “The Diaries of Dawn Powell: 1931-1965”, Zoland Books
“I am also integration minister and speak with many refugees. When I ask if they came with the goal of living in Greece or Poland, most of them answer "no."”
“Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it; let's do it, let's fall in love.”

Source : "Let's Do It" (song) (1954). These words were added to the original 1928 song, replacing lines including "Chinks do it, Japs do it" because Porter realized that those lyrics were offensive.
“The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.”
“The greatest act of courage is to be and to ownall of who you areâ€”without apology, without excuses, without masks to cover the truth of who you are.”
“Informed clients are better clients, and they make for better design.”

Source : "Women in Design". Interview with Mayer Rus, www.elledecor.com. November 10, 2008.

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