"Often we treat certain aspects of ourselves as junk, having no value. We try to throw parts of ourselves in the garbage. But a human being is an ecosystem, and everything in that system is of value to the whole."

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Source : "The Prayer Of The Body". Interview by Sy Safransky, thesunmagazine.org. October 1992.

Stephen Schwartz

#Compassion Quotes #Ecosystems Quotes #Trying Quotes

“I feel the same way about clothes as I do about food. I want everything,”

Source : "Mindy Kaling: 'I don't want to be skinny'", www.foxnews.com. March 28, 2014.
“I was named Margaret Yvonne. Margaret because my mother was very fond of one of the derivatives of the name. She was fascinated at the time by the movie star Baby Peggy and I suppose she wanted a Baby Peggy of her own.”
“How stupid lovers can be! But if they were not, there would be no story.”
“Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer.”
“Man is completely out of phase with nature. Nature is woman. Man is the intruder. The man who re-attunes himself with nature is the man who de-mans himself or eliminates himself as man.”

Source : "Lesbian Nation". Book by Jill Johnston, p. 190, 1973.
“It borders on irresponsibility when people get on television and start talking that way when they should know better. They should do their homework, and they should report in a responsible manner. Unfortunately, it's a very competitive business, the business we're in, and there is a perception that by hyping up this threat, you draw people's attention.”
“Acting doesn't bring anything to a text. On the contrary, it detracts from it.”
“Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.”

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