"Civilisation makes us all as alike as peas in a pod, and it is the very uncouth - uncivilised, if you will - element which individualises nations."

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Source : Ethel Alec-Tweedie, Mrs Alec-Tweedie (1904). “Sunny Sicily: Its Rustics and Its Ruins”

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“Spiritual formation for the Christian basically refers to the Spirit-driven process of forming the inner world of the human self in such a way that it becomes like the inner being of Christ himself.”
“The empty mind - the pure mind - is not a blank, zero-land, where you're not feeling or caring about anything. It's an effulgence of the mind. It's a brightness that is truly sensitive and accepting. It's an ability to accept life as it is. When we accept life as it is, we can respond appropriately to the way we're experiencing it, rather than just reacting out of fear and aversion.”
“I ask for, not at once no government, but at once a better government”
“The more money the louder it talks.”
“What was your secret?" That brought another smile. "Learn to laugh, otherwise, you'll beat them to death with a hammer first chance”
“I feel that good food should be a right and not a privilege, and it needs to be without pesticides and herbicides. And everybody deserves this food. And that's not elitist”

Source : "Foodies Celebrate White House Veggie Garden" by Kate Barrett, Brian Hartman, abcnews.go.com. March 20, 2009.
“High heels are like a beauty lift. In a flat, you can feel beautiful, but a stiletto changes your mood, how you move - like a wild, beautiful animal. The idea was always to follow a womans wardrobe, her desires.”

Source : "The Man, the Myth, The Shoes: Giuseppe Zanotti Celebrates 20 Years". Interview with Kerry Pieri, www.harpersbazaar.com. April 18, 2014.
“Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it. Second thoughts are best as the proverb says. [Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis, in errore perseverae. Posteriores enim cogitationes (ut aiunt) sapientiores solent esse.]”

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