"Although I never marched through the streets shouting for Mao, I do believe that the liberation of China at the end of the 1940s was a wonderful thing and to provide its people with a billion pairs of shoes and trousers was a fantastic achievement."

-- Henning Mankell

#Believe Quotes #Shoes Quotes #People Quotes

“Yes, it is true that there are times when you do wonder if things are worth it but usually those moments pass as soon as they have come.”
“Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.”

Source : "The Use of Life" by John Lubbock, (Ch. IV), 1894.
“After a decade this glum, we deserved a shot of 'Glee,' a show that restored our faith in the power of song, the beauty of dance, and the magic of 'spirit fingers' to chase our cares and woes into somebody else's backyard.”
“I decided to start anew-to strip away what I had been taught, to accept as true my own thinking. This was one of the best times of my life. There was no one around to look at what I was doing, no one interested, no one to say anything about it one way or another. I was alone and singularly free, working into my own, unknown-no one to satisfy but myself. I began with charcoal and paper and decided not to use any color until it was impossible to do what I wanted to do in black and white. I believe it was June before I needed blue.”

Source : Georgia O'Keeffe (1977). “Georgia O'Keeffe”, Viking Pr
“I didn't want to hurt you," she blurted. "I never wanted to be someone you would regret. I'm not afraid for me. I'm afraid for you.”

Source : Susan Mallery (2011). “Only Mine”, p.162, Harlequin
“Ed Koch had the best line: if you agree with me nine out of twelve times, you should vote for me. If you agree with me twelve out of twelve times, you should find a psychiatrist.”

Source : Source: gawker.com
“In the realm of evil thoughts none induces to sin as much as do thoughts that concern the pleasure of the flesh.”
“I think we are in a non-essentialist bubbleâ€”everything seems importantâ€”so of course nothing is.”

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