"Hitherto the plans of the educationalists have achieved very little of what they attempted, and indeed we may well thank the beneficent obstinacy of real mothers, real nurses, and (above all) real children for preserving the human race in such sanity as it still possesses."

-- C. S. Lewis

#Mother Quotes #Wisdom Quotes #Children Quotes

“You can't teach an old dogma new tricks.”

Source : Attributed to Dorothy Parker after her death in Robert E. Drennan "The Algonquin Wits" (p. 124), 1968.
“The absurd hero's refusal to hope becomes his singular ability to live in the present with passion.”
“And you can tell that Britney Spears is struggling with who she is. I think she has a team of agents and managers who are saying, yes, push the envelope, kiss Madonna, take off all your clothes. And sheâ€™s doing that because she doesnâ€™t want to sacrifice this enormous platform that sheâ€™s built. But at the same time, she is sacrificing herself and you can see that in her eyes when she talks.”
“Work hard, do things the right way, and things will go your way.”
“What I've always liked about photography is that it's such a direct way of showing what's on my mind. I see something. I show it to you.”
“Loneliness is failed solitude.”

Source : Sherry Turkle (2011). “Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other”, p.288, Basic Books
“I got in my car and followed [Marlon Brando] down to Chinatown, and got about twelve shots. Brando called me over and said, What else do you want that you don't have already? And I said, I'd like a picture without the sunglasses. He said no and punched me right in the jaw, It was so fast I didn't see it coming. Blood was gushing out of my mouth. I drove to Bellevue. The jawbone and five teeth were broken... To this day he has scars on his knuckles from my teeth.”
“Sobriety is concern for one's health - or limited capacity.”

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