"Culture has never the translucidity of custom; it abhors all simplification. In its essence it is opposed to custom, for custom is always the deterioration of culture."

-- Frantz Fanon

#Essence Quotes #Culture Quotes #Deterioration Quotes

“I'm trying to get away from trashing women, to be honest. I think I've done enough of that in my career.”
“Every parent worries for their child, but I do worry that he's all right, and happy and stable, and that I've done the best that I can. He's a good boy - so far so good. But if you're a parent, it doesn't matter if your child is five or 50 - you still worry.”
“Gaara: Can Sasuke come out to Die? Kakashi: Not Now. Gaara:............. Gaara: How 'bout now?”
“Good description is a learned skill, one of the prime reasons why you cannot succeed unless you read a lot and write a lot. Itâ€™s not just a question of how-to, you see; itâ€™s also a question of how much to. Reading will help you answer how much, and only reams of writing will help you with the how. You can learn only by doing.”
“We are like sailors who have to rebuild their ship on the open sea, without ever being able to dismantle it in dry-dock and reconstruct it from the best components.”
“I do like to dress up and look nice, and I'm inspired by people who do the same - people who express themselves through how they dress.”

Source : "Q&A: Five Questions for Skylar Astin". Interview with Nic Screws, www.esquire.com. April 17, 2013.
“As an entrepreneur, you have to be OK with failure. If you're not failing, you're likely not pushing yourself hard enough.”

Source : "Fitness Superstar Jillian Michaels On Weight Loss, Healthy Eating & More!". Interview with Jessica Lipps, onmogul.com.
“I have never belonged wholeheartedly to country or State, to my circle of friends or even to my own family... Such isolation is sometimes bitter, but I do not regret being cut off from the understanding and sympathy of other men. I lose something by it,to be sure, but I am compensated for it in being rendered independent of the customs, opinions and prejudices of others, and am not tempted to rest my peace of mind upon such shifting foundations.”

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