"And the vagueness of his alarm added to its terrors; when once you have taken the Impossible into your calculations its possibilities become practically limitless."

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Hector Hugh Munro

#Taken Quotes #Alarms Quotes #Vagueness Quotes

“Louis Kelso's formula sounds like Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The whole theory sounds crazy. But, then, one may recall, they said all that of Copernicus too.”
“What all women have in common is that they share most of the unpaid work of the world.”

Source : Hilda Scott (1984). “Working your way to the bottom: the feminization of poverty”, Pandora Pr
“There is zero correlation between IQ and emotional empathy... They're controlled by different parts of the brain.”
“Because of Jesus Christ, peace can replace guilt. Healthy relationships can be restored. Addictions can be overcome.”
“I can't be described as a sex symbol; I think it's ridiculous.”
“If you want to get warm you must stand near the fire: if you want to be wet you must get into the water. If you want joy, power, peace, eternal life, you must get close to, or even into, the thing that has them. They are not a sort of prize which God could, if He chose, just hand out to anyone.”
“I feel the way bank robbers must feel before they go out on that last job that ends up getting them all killed. That is to say, optimistic.”

Source : "Lockpick Pornography". Book by Joey Comeau, 2005.
“It's, like, you know, if you're sad, it's a way of connecting with other people. And we - a lot of times we sort of feel embarrassed by being sad, and we go off by ourselves to hide and cry by ourselves. But, really, it's a way of re-establishing relationship.”

Source : "It's All In Your Head: Director Pete Docter Gets Emotional In 'Inside Out'". "Fresh Air" with David Bianculli, www.npr.org. July 03, 2015.

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