"Our perception that we have 'no time' is one of the distinctive marks of modern Western culture."

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Source : Margaret Visser (2015). “The Rituals of Dinner: The Origins, Evolution, Eccentricities, and Meaning of Table Manners”, p.276, Open Road Media

Margaret Visser

#Perception Quotes #Western Culture Quotes #Modern Quotes

“Okay listen, you think I'm so inconsequential? Then try this on for size. All those who see unworthiness when they look at me and are given thereby to denying me value - to you I say, I'm not talking about being AS GOOD as you. I hereby declare myself BETTER than you.”
“Everyone thinks I'm a hypochondriac. It makes me sick.”

Source : "Fictional character: Felix Unger". "The Odd Couple", www.imdb.com. 1970-1975.
“You will survive anything if you live your life from the point of view of truth.”
“Evil is powerful, but good is more powerful. In fact, evil is so powerful that only good has the power to overcome evil. Darkness can be driven away only by light.”
“Smile, donâ€™t frown. Look up donâ€™t look down. Believe in yourself Donâ€™t let yourself go. Just be who you are. And let your live flow.”
“I've had to grow up with everyone watching me, which has been hard.”
“The definition of success changes. Success is to live your life with integrity and not give in to peer pressure to be something you're not. Follow your passion, stay true to yourself, never follow someone else's path; unless you're in the woods and you're lost and you see a path, then by all means, you should follow that.”
“I expected to have one husband and seven babies. Instead I had seven husbands and one living baby.”

Source : Lana Turner (1982). “Lana--the lady, the legend, the truth”, Dutton Adult

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