"It was the bumble bee and the butterfly who survived, not the dinosaur."

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Source : Meridel Le Sueur, Elaine Hedges (1990). “Ripening: Selected Work”, p.266, Feminist Press at CUNY

Meridel Le Sueur

#Butterfly Quotes #Survival Quotes #Bees Quotes

“It is hardly a moral act to encourage others patiently to accept injustice which he himself does not endure.”
“If you really want your films to say something that you hope is unique, then patience and stamina, thick skin and a kind of stupidity, a mule-like stupidity, is what you really need.”

Source : Source: www.cnn.com
“It feels amazing to inspire little kids to want to do gymnastics and have fun with it.”
“I met the president when he was president-elect at a meeting in Austin. He spoke of his faith. He spoke of his desire for a compassionate conservatism, for a faith-based initiative that would do something for poor people.”
“The Room I wrote in 1957, and I was really gratified to find that it stood up. I didn't have to change a word.”
“We got anxious at the end of the weekend in our urgency to try to score the winning goal. Ended up playing far too many long balls forward. That style of play doesn't suit Manchester United. We must continue to play football and enjoy the game. If we do that, eventually things will come right for us.”
“To destroy a people, you must first sever their roots.”
“I spent my whole life figuring out how to get out of work. I would say I was intelligent, but intelligent in a very surreptitious, invisible way.”

Source : Interview with Ken P., www.ign.com. April 28, 2003.

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