"I remember seeing a photograph of myself en pointe with my hand over my head and the other hand turned in under my breast curtseying. I took dance lessons at Miss Debbie's Dance Studio, and she put this picture of me in the storefront window. I was so unbelievably humiliated by the sight of myself."

-- Lisa Yuskavage

#Sight Quotes #Hands Quotes #Missing Quotes

“In Germany I ingested the entire contents of the hotel mini-bar before a show and stuck my fingers in this guy's nostrils because I thought they would fit.”
“Your dresses should be tight enough to show you're a woman and loose enough to show you're a lady.”
“As Christians we know, in theory at least, that in the life of a child of God there are no second causes, that even the most unjust and cruel things, as well as all seemingly pointless and undeserved sufferings, have been permitted by God as a glorious opportunity for us to react to them in such a way that our Lord and Savior is able to produce in us, little by little, his own lovely character.”

Source : "Hinds' Feet on High Places: An Engaging Visual Journey".
“On this earth there are many roads to heaven; and each traveller supposes his own to be the best. But they must all unite in one road at the last. It is only Omniscience that can decide. And it will then be found that no sect is excluded because of its faith ...”

Source : Eliza Leslie (1839). “Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book: A Guide and Manual for Ladies as Regards Their Conversation; Manners; Dress; with Full Instructions and Advice in Letter Writing [!]; Receiving Presents; Incorrect Words”, p.200
“I'm terrible at speaking extemporaneously about my work - I get completely tongue-tied and consumed with fear.”
“I feel like when people judge me they're not judging me, because they don't know who I am.”
“Sunday afternoons are the longest afternoons of all ...”
“Global market forces will sort out those companies that do not have sound corporate governance.”

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