"We stared at the odd garment and wondered what it was for. 'What is it?' asked Larry at length. 'It's a bathing costume, of course,' said Mother. 'What on earth did you think it was?' 'It looks like a badly skinned whale,' said Larry, peering at it closely."

-- Gerald Durrell

#Mother Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Whales Quotes

“Not all of those to whom we do good love us, neither do all those to whom we do evil hate us.”
“So capital is in fact borderless; that's the problem. On the other hand capital has to keep borders alive in order for this kind of cross-border trade to happen. So therefore the idea of borderlessness has a performative contradiction within it which has to be kept alive.”
“Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. Let your presence light new light in the hearts of people.”
“I get to learn and teach something new everyday.”
“I never had any backlash from the model-turned-actor thing.”
“It's not only the wealth of sounds in Omnisphere; You're struck by the fact that you hear magic sound after magic sound.”
“It is really funny how even cool chicks are sort of like, 'Our moms covered that feminism thing and now we're living in a post-that world,' when that just isn't true.”
“What is the disposition which makes men rejoice in good bargains? There are few people who will not be benefited by pondering over the morals of shopping.”

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