"All of those broken bones in northern Japan, all of those broken lives and those broken homes prompt us to remember what in calmer times we are invariably minded to forget: the most stern and chilling of mantras, which holds, quite simply, that mankind inhabits this earth subject to geological consent - which can be withdrawn at any time."

-- Simon Winchester

#Home Quotes #Japan Quotes #Broken Quotes

“To be true to ourselves, however, is not an easy task. We must break free of the seductions of society and live life on our own terms, under our own values and aligned with our original dreams. We must tap our hidden selves; explore the deep-seated, unseen hopes, desires, strengths and weaknesses that make us who we are. We must understand where we have been and where we are going.”
“I think there's no harm, sometimes, to feel on the edge of things. If you're on the margins you can see a bigger picture. And I actually quite like standing at a peculiar angle to the universe.”
“The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force on the planet.”

Source : "The Last Poem I Loved: 'Modotti' by Adrienne Rich" by Laura Goode, therumpus.net. April 02, 2012.
“We all walk in different shoes”

Source : "New York City - Brand Name Shoe Designer Kenneth Cole Features New Ad With Hasidic Singer 'Matisyahu'", www.vosizneias.com. August 19, 2008.
“The proposed policy [of raising the level of public service in the occupied territories] may clash with our intention to encourage emigration from both [Gaza] Strip and Judea and Samaria. Anyone who has practical ideas or proposal to encourage emigration-let him speak up. No idea or proposal is to be dismissed out of hand.”
“I didn't really have any interest in producing anything.”
“Vy can't ve chust climb !”
“As soon as a norm is established, people start questioning it, which is probably a good thing in the end.”

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