"No matter what ailed you, you went to see the barber surgeon who wound up cupping you, bleeding you, purging you. And, oh yes, if you wanted, he would give you a haircut and pull your tooth while he was at it."

-- Abraham Verghese

#Giving Quotes #Teeth Quotes #Matter Quotes

“I would come to L.A. for a job, but I love New York.”
“After applying foundation and a little blush, dust your face with translucent powder, then mist skin with a rosewater spray and lay a Kleenex over for a second. It makes your face seem flawless in a way that looks as if you aren't wearing any makeup.”
“Everybody wasn't always wasted. Why is punk rock about getting wasted? Isn't it punk rock to be sober and change the world? I thought it was about challenging capitalism? How are you going to challenge capitalism if you're wasted?”
“You can accept reality, or you can persist in your purpose until reality accepts you.”
“Leadership is working with goals and vision management is working with objectives.”
“I think more of the little kids from a school in a little village in Niger who get teaching two hours a day, sharing one chair for three of them, and who are very keen to get an education. I have them in my mind all the time. Because I think they need even more help than the people in Athens.”

Source : "It's payback time: don't expect sympathy - Lagarde to Greeks" by Larry Elliott, Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. May 25, 2012.
“Everyone gets that second album syndrome.”
“I was between 2 and 3 in the world for two, three years. That's not exactly where I wanted to be.”

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