"To the newcomer who has not learned its language, a large city is a chaos of details, a vast Woolworths store of differently colored, simlarly priced objects."

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Jonathan Raban

#Cities Quotes #Details Quotes #Chaos Quotes

“Allow the child to be authentic, to move, to feel the way they move, appreciating them for what they are.”
“I have a really hard time stepping out of a limousine and confronting a sh*tload of photographers who are all screaming at you, because it's like saying, 'yeah, yeah, here I am!'”
“When we begin to reflect Christ, the Bible, when more understood as being centered around Christ, seems to be potentially every man's biography regarding God's promised experiences and truth for him - his individual, unique path of humbling oneself before the Lord and then being exalted by the Lord back into his true and righteous personhood. Many followers may speak of it merely to try to change other people (before changing themselves), but the prophets speak of it as a living word which miraculously tells their very own experiences.”
“And in singing, what my voice lacked in quality it made up for in volume.”

Source : "From Under My Hat".
“Some people are all quality; you would think they are made up of nothing but title and genealogy. The stamp of dignity defaces in them the very character of humanity and transports them to such a degree of haughtiness that they reckon it below themselves to exercise either good nature or good manners.”
“Trust is consistently seen as a make or break component of innovation - particularly because the freedom to fail is an important part of innovation.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“But the downside of being con artist is that it very hard to con. Even if the lies you tell are to yourself.”
“I expect that in 40 years' time I'll be writing political tomes and working for an organisation like Oxfam.”

Source : "Forever Young". Interview with Lynn Barber, www.theguardian.com. September 2, 2006.

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