"Golly,' said Edmund under his breath, 'He's a retired star."

-- C. S. Lewis

#Stars Quotes #Said Quotes #Retired Quotes

“The profuse phallic symbolism of chess provides some fantasy gratification of the homosexual wish, particularly the desire for mutual masturbation.”

Source : Reuben Fine (1967). “The psychology of the chess player”
“It remains an astonishing, disturbing fact that in America - a nation where nearly every new drug is subjected to rigorous scrutiny as a potential carcinogen, and even the bare hint of a substance's link to cancer ignites a firestorm of public hysteria and media anxiety - one of the most potent and common carcinogens known to humans can be freely bought and sold at every corner store for a few dollars.”

Source : "New Warning Labels: Ruining Smokers’ Days?" by Nick Baumann, www.motherjones.com. June 21, 2011.
“The first duty of intelligence is to recognize the obvious.”
“Academic disciplines are subject to being overtaken by attacks of "knowingness"- a state of mind and soul that prevents shudders of awe and makes one immune to enthusiasm.”
“A fair and just society offers equality of opportunity to all. But it cannot promise, and should not try to enforce, sameness.”
“Huge events take place on this earth every day. Earthquakes, hurricanes, even glaciers move. So why couldn't he just look at me?”
“Perhaps life is just that... a dream and a fear.”
“When I was 6 I became the poster child for my hospital and would go to banquets and make speeches. I did not get stage fright and I actually enjoyed talking to people of all ages.”

Source : Source: www.nerdprobs.com

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