"The purpose of pruning is to improve the quality of the roses, not to hurt the bush."

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Source : Florence Littauer (2001). “It Takes So Little to Be Above Average”, Harvest House Pub

Florence Littauer

#Christian Quotes #Hurt Quotes #Rose Quotes

“As to the Indians, the guiding principle was, promise them anything just so long as they get out of the way.”
“It would have to be connected with performance art somehow, either in the front of the house or the back. I was myopic about this from fourth grade on”
“Everyone was so anti-wanting to be anything else. I guess a lot of bands say that but I think, for us, that notion - combined with our musical influences - ended up making us uncategorizable.”
“The important people in our lives leave imprints. They may stay or go in the physical realm, but they are always there in your heart, because they helped form your heart. There's no getting over that.”

Source : Rachel Cohn, David Levithan (2010). “Dash & Lily's Book of Dares”, p.213, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“The development of a long-term sterilizing capsule that could be implanted under the skin and removed when pregnancy is desired opens additional possibilities for coercive fertility control. The capsule could be implanted at puberty and might be removable, with official permission, for a limited number of births.”

Source : "Mitt Romney Is Moving Close to Eugenics and Really Bad Beliefs" by Gary Anderson, www.businessinsider.com. January 22, 2013.
“The man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.”
“To put what you see on paper is the same as funneling what you feel through yourself as a performer.”
“Egypt has responded to hundreds of thousands of protesters by shutting down the Internet. Just a word of advice: If you want people to stay at home and do nothing, you should turn the Internet back on.”

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