"In different hours, a man represents each of several of his ancestors, as if there were seven or eight of us rolled up in each man's skin, - seven or eight ancestors at least, and they constitute the variety of notes for that new piece of music which his life is."

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“Short people have long faces, and long people have short faces. Big people have little humor, and little people have no humor at all.”

Source : "Fictional character: Cosmo Brown". "Singin' in the Rain", www.imdb.com. 1952.
“Every choice in life either moves you forward or keeps you stuck.”
“Belief, confidence in yourself.. the worldâ€™s your playground. Limitless. My question is... will you be remembered?”
“I'm one of those weird people who doesn't even own a computer.”
“If I dress like a schlump, I think like a schlump and I work like a schlump.”
“Settle your quarrels, come together, understand the reality of our situation, understand that fascism is already here, that people are already dying who could be saved, that generations more will live poor butchered half-lives if you fail to act. Do what must be done, discover your humanity and your love in revolution.”

Source : George Jackson (1970). “Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson”, p.25, Chicago Review Press
“All victims have experienced a loss-a thwarted desire or aspiration-even if they're not aware of it.”
“People who read Anne Lamott, like people who read Anne Rice, believe that tragedy is romantic, but the people who read Anne Lamott believe it ironically.”

Source : Kevin Brockmeier (2008). “The View from the Seventh Layer: Stories”, p.26, Vintage

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