"What most people find festive-a weekend at a beach shack with friends, a boat trip down a river, a crackling bonfire on a summer night-I see as a bleak nightmare to be grimly endured. I would sooner put lit cigarettes in my eyes than share a vacation house with a crowd."

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Source : Jancee Dunn (2006). “But Enough about Me: From Eighties Geek to Rock 'n' Roll Chic - Adventures in Celebsville”, Headline Review

Jancee Dunn

#Summer Quotes #Beach Quotes #Eye Quotes

“The only reason why people do not have what they want is because they are thinking more about what they don't want than what they do want.”
“Eclecticism is the word. Like a jazz musician who creates his own style out of the styles around him, I play by ear.”
“I often write into recipes techniques that I learned in the restaurant kitchen. There are ways of organizing your prep and so on that are immensely useful. Those are woven into all the recipes I do.”
“I want to take advantage of any popularity I have.”

Source : "Ben Barnes: the prince's wardrobe" by Alice Fisher, www.theguardian.com. November 13, 2010.
“I have been shown in darkness, light, and have learned that even in prison, one can be free. I am grateful. I have come to see that there is good in every situation, sometimes we just have to look for it.”
“One good idea is all you need to start a fortune.”
“Teachers are expected to reach unattainable goals with inadequate tools. The miracle is that at times they accomplish this impossible task.”

Source : "Teacher and child". Book by Haim Ginott, 1972.
“Our deeds are like children that are born to us; they live and act apart from our own will. Nay, children may be strangled, but deeds never: they have an indestructible life both in and out of our consciousness.”

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