"Little events, ordinary things, smashed and reconstituted. Suddenly, they become the bleached bones of a story."

-- Arundhati Roy

#Events Quotes #Ordinary Quotes #Stories Quotes

“Was a great high wall there that tried to stop me. Was a great big sign there said private Property but on the back side it didn't say nothing. That side was made for you and me.”
“The increase in accidents is disappointing. But the decrease in total fatalities is a hopeful sign.”
“Once again our cricketers have flattered to deceive in Australia.”
“If you behave like a doormat, expect to be stepped on and don't complain about it.”

Source : Suzette Haden Elgin (1980). “The Gentle Art of Verbal Self Defense”, Prentice Hall
“Violence is one of the most fun things to watch.”
“Keynesians think that you can take water from the deep end of the swimming, pump it into the shallow end of the swimming pool and somehow the water level of the swimming pool will rise.”
“Our concerns about what we saw in Australia: an economy clearly tied to China has hitched its wagon to the tail of the tiger. In terms of the general complacency, what we heard over and over from investors and clients and potential clients is, 'yes, yes, there are some excesses, but the government will figure out a way.”

Source : "JIM CHANOS: I Visited Hong Kong And Australia, And This Is What I Saw" by Joe Weisenthal, www.businessinsider.com. November 23, 2011.
“If children have interest, then Education happens”

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