"I use the grotesque the way I do because people are deaf and dumb and need help to see and hear."

-- Flannery O'Connor

#People Quotes #Dumb Quotes #Needs Quotes

“Hewlett Packard at one point had only three private offices. One belonged to Hewlett, one to Packard, and the third to a guy named Paul Ely who annoyed so many coworkers with his bellowing on the phone that the company finally extended his cubicle walls to the ceiling.”
“It is not depravity that afflicts the human race so much as a general lack of intelligence.”
“What is the matter with these people, these people who won't stop fighting, won't stop hurting each other...?”

Source : Alison McGhee (2013). “All Rivers Flow to the Sea”, p.14, Candlewick Press
“When I finally awoke it was crystal clear to me that I had to pursue my love for acting on a professional level in film/TV despite any fears I'd had about it previous to the accident. And I've never looked back.”
“Some honorable men spend their whole life preparing for a supreme act of treachery”
“Christianity is the only true and perfect religion; and... in proportion as mankind adopt its principles and obey its precepts, they will be wise and happy.”
“I believe that if you treat China as an enemy, then it is likely to become one.”
“In terms of instilling the values of mental toughness and work ethic, discipline is the gift that keeps on giving.”

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