"I cannot think of a thing that was better in those good old days."

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Source : Rose Schneiderman, Lucy Goldthwaite (1967). “All for one”

Rose Schneiderman

#Past Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Nostalgia Quotes

“I had a gentleman in college tell me, during a date, that I could be really pretty if I lost some weight. On a date!”
“What is the alternative to understanding the complexity of the world?”
“There is nothing more powerful than peace.”
“I do have health insurance (don't fine me, [Barack] Obama!). And while we agree that career is important, my mother has an AOL email address and shares articles she finds interesting on Facebook by screen shotting and posting a picture of them. So, if mother doesn't understand links, she's not going to understand what I do for a living. I'm confident in my current career trajectory, so this will be another Mother's Day disappointment.”
“Don't eat bear balls. Eat healthy, delectable, plant-based foods so that you will never fall over on your cat.”

Source : Rip Esselstyn (2009). “The Engine 2 Diet: The Texas Firefighter's 28-Day Save-Your-Life Plan that Lowers Cholesterol and Burns Away the Pounds”, p.59, Hachette UK
“Writers should be applauded for their ability to make things up.”
“I am entirely persuaded that the American public is more reasonable, restrained and mature than most of the broadcast industry's planners believe. Their fear of controversy is not warranted by the evidence.”
“Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these.”

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