"Iâ€™m aware of the- the fact that people elsewhere in the world think differently from us. I can sort of see us, us Americans with their eyes. And not all that I see is- is attractive. I see an insular people who are- are insensitive to foreign sensibilities, who are lazy, obese, complacent and increasingly perplexed as to why we are losing our place in the world to people who are more dynamic than us and more disciplined"

-- Edmund Morris

#Eye Quotes #Thinking Quotes #People Quotes

“That's when you know you really fit with someone - when you can just sit there and not do anything. Kind of ignoring each other.”
“I am always fascinated by India.”
“Poetry exists partly to undermine the certainties of an accepted intellectual system, by opening a fissure of awareness at which the reality of the unconquered world may enter.”
“Let me tell something, seeing your name and psychiatric ward on the same piece of paper isn't the best way to start your day.”

Source : Michael Thomas Ford (2011). “Suicide Notes”, p.8, Harper Collins
“Founders v. Bush brings the wisdom and eloquence of the Founding Fathers back to the people, while unmasking the fraudulent PR machine that is corrupting their words and stealing our legacy.”
“The first rule that a geisha is taught, at the age of nine, is to be charming to other women...Every girl in the world should have geisha training.”
“The mere process of growing old together will make the slightest acquaintance seem a bosom friend.”
“Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.”

Source : "De Institutione Oratoria", XII. 5, as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations, p. 289-93, 1922.

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