"But why, why, why can't people just say what they mean?"

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Source : Graeme Simsion (2014). “The Rosie Project: A Novel”, p.122, Simon and Schuster

Graeme Simsion

#Mean Quotes #People Quotes

“There is nothing that I would do ever to break my mother's heart.”
“He who confesses magic or sorcery shall do penance for the time of murder, and shall be treated in the same manner as he who convicts himself of this sin.”
“If you ant to feel deeply, you have to think deeply. Too often we separate the two. We assume that if we want to feel deeply, then we need to sit around and, well, feel. But emotion built on emotion is empty. True emotion- emotion that is reliable and does not lead us astray- is always a response to reality, to truth.”
“Consciousness... I think we should think of it as something we do.”

Source : "You Are Not Your Brain: Interview With Alva Noe, Ph.D". Interview with Deepak Chopra on Sirius XM Radio, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 25, 2009.
“The tetrahedron was [ Buckminster Fuller's] big thing. He'd talk about it in the same way Plato talked about angles.”
“The difference of human being behind the guy on the page is in writing, I'm no longer conscious of personal repercussions because for that moment they don't exist. At times, I tell myself, Well, I can always go back and change that or take it out, and I find out that I rarely do. Couple little things here and there: Do unto others. Be a good scout. With all the ironies that entails, I go by that. That's a good way to live.”

Source : Source: www.esquire.com
“In America, what makes us so successful is the innovation, the competition, the focus on merit.”

Source : "Condoleezza Rice: Education Could Be 'Greatest National Security Challenge'". "PBS Newshour", www.pbs.org. March 19, 2012.
“President Obama called for a 'we' nation in his Inauguration Address. Art convenes. It is not just inspirational. It is aspirational. It ***** the walls of our compartmentalized minds, opens our hearts and makes us brave. And that's what we need most in our country today.”

Source : "Put a Face on It" by Anna Deavere Smith, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 22, 2013.

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