"Europeans condemned Chinese foot binding, but any society that had invented the corset had a lot to answer for."

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Source : Mary Jo Putney (2006). “The China Bride”, p.190, Ballantine Books

Mary Jo Putney

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“We all need to unite behind stopping evil, whether it's Timothy McVeigh who is the terrorist in Oklahoma City, or it's Muslim terrorists in Barcelona, or it's somebody flying a plane into the World Trade Center, it's all evil.”

Source : "'This Week' Transcript 8-20-17: Jerry Falwell Jr. and Jeh Johnson". abcnews.go.com. August 20, 2017.
“If you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your plans.”
“Every thought is a seed. If you plant crab apples, don't count on harvesting Golden Delicious.”
“Curiously enough, I was one of the first to have some say in Hollywood. By sheer accident, I had four successes in a row in the early 30's and, although I was still in my 20's, I demanded and received approval of cast, story and director. I don't know how I got away with it, but I did!”
“Conservatism, we are told, is out-of-date. This charge is preposterous and we ought to boldly say so. The laws of God, and of nature, have no dateline. [...] These principles are derived from the nature of man, and from the truths that God has revealed about His creation. [...] To suggest that the Conservative philosophy is out of date is akin to saying that the Golden Rule, or the Ten Commandments or Aristotle 's Politics are out of date.”
“Things are moving quicker and quicker. The internet age has made everything so immediate that what you're doing can start to feel outdated. That's probably the single thing that will most affect the fashion system in the near future. Time is the biggest subject matter in fashion today.”
“When my thirst for joy is satisfied by Christ, sin becomes unattractive.”

Source : Randy Alcorn (2015). “Happiness”, p.71, NavPress
“I definitely gravitate towards things like vegetables, chicken, brown rice, but I don't deprive myself of anything. If I want a Sprinkles cupcake, I'm having a Sprinkles cupcake. But I'm not going to have one every day... you just have to have a sensible outlook on all of it.”

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