"It happens from time to time in every complex and active society, that certain persons feel the complexity and insistence as a tangle, and seek freedom in retirement, as Thoreau sought at Walden Pond. They do not, however, in this manner escape from the social institutions of their time, nor do they really mean to do so; what they gain, if they are successful, is a saner relation to them."

-- Charles Horton Cooley

#Retirement Quotes #Mean Quotes #Successful Quotes

“I'm free of an abusive cult, based on money and power that worships a fictional deity and safely back with the Catholic Church.”
“When I was growing up, I didn't see me in the movies except in certain lesser roles. If it wasn't funny, I wasn't there. Then Sidney Poitier came along, and he wasn't funny. He was just good. There's me. So that was my pattern.”
“Emotional pain of any kind is a reminder to stop and look inside.”
“Elegance and honesty are two mandatory parameters for any human production.”
“I'm always shy when I meet people I admire so I wouldn't be able to say anything rather than, 'How do you do? Love you! Bye!'”

Source : "Exclusive Q&A: 'Animal Kingdom' Mama Grizzly (And Golden Globe Nominee) Jacki Weaver" by Kevin Polowy, www.mtv.com. January 13, 2011.
“Mistakes are the byproduct of action - and thus an accurate gauge of effort.”
“Iâ€™ ve always been a fan of the basics. After you have a good solid foundation of Jiu-Jitsu, the rest comes by instinct. You create, invent. The rest is easy. The difficult part is the beginning.”
“There is no such thing as political science, but there are tenancies so strong that they might as well be called laws of nature.”

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