"Each of us carries around those growing up places, the institutions, a sort of backdrop, a stage set. So often we act out the present against the backdrop of the past, within a frame of perception that is so familiar, so safe that is is terrifying to risk changing it even when we know our perceptions are distorted, limited, constricted by that old view."

-- Chandra Talpade Mohanty

#Growing Up Quotes #Past Quotes #Views Quotes

“Running a marathon is just like reading a good book. After a while you're just not conscious of the physical act of reading.”
“As an artist who lives here and wants a more sophisticated engagement between local social dynamics and global discourse, it's great to see that reflected via the relationships we've developed with our customers. For some people it's a political act to eat from us three days a week because they recognize they are financially supporting the premise of the project each time they come. 95% of our annual revenue is purely from the public via food sales.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Above all, I am an opera singer. This is how people will remember me.”
“When the world is pregnant with lies, a secret long hidden will be revealed.”

Source : Mark Mirabello (2005). “The Odin Brotherhood”, p.92, Mandrake
“Agape love is...profound concern for the well-being of another, without any desire to control that other, to be thanked by that other, or to enjoy the process.”
“The big lesson in life, baby, is never be scared of anyone or anything.”

Source : "The Way You Wear Your Hat". Book by Bill Zehme, 1997.
“I think that Michael Jackson, just as an entertainer, as a figure who embodies the contradictions of black identity and the possibilities of R&B music in the '70s and '80s, will continue to be one of the most recognized and formidable human beings that we've ever produced in our tradition.”
“I like to have fun, just stay relaxed.”

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