"Dieting is long-haul. Many rapid weight loss programs actually only squeeze the water out of you. Just like a wet sponge. But a good dieter maintains his or her grip on that sponge, not letting it soak up water again."

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Source : Owen Jones (2015). “Your Weight and You”, p.19, Owen Jones

Owen Jones

#Loss Quotes #Water Quotes #Long Quotes

“Digo, paciencia y barajar. What I say is, patience, and shuffle the cards.”
“I wasn't some weird loner in school, but I definitely wasn't invited to any of the cool parties. Girls didn't like me that much -- I didn't even go to my prom.”
“Going to the gym is great for your body, but it's also great for your mind.”
“Congress passed the 1887 General Allotment Act. And that act ended up dispossessing tribes of 90 million acres. That history of dispossession was also accompanied by a history of forced assimilation whether it was in residential schools, whether it was in dismantling traditional tribal governance structures. And the justifications for that is that you're not as good as us. Our systems are better. Our modes of education. Our ways of owning land, our ways of working have been continually cited to Indians as the reason for these government policies.”
“Dear Mother, dear Mother, the Church is cold, But the Ale-house is healthy and pleasant and warm.”
“It is my secrecy which makes you unhappy, my evasions, my silences. And so I have found a solution. Whenever you get desperate with my mysteries, my ambiguities, here is a set of Chinese puzzle boxes. You have always said that I was myself a Chinese puzzle box. When you are in the mood and I baffle your love of confidences, your love of openness, your love of sharing experiences, then open one of the boxes. And in it you will find a story, a story about me and my life. Do you like this idea? Do you think it will help us to live together?”
“I am rooted, but I flow.”

Source : Virginia Woolf (2005). “The Waves”, p.86, Collector's Library
“Hillary Rodham Clinton will bring a permanent darkness of deceit and despair forced upon the American people to endure.”

Source : "GOP hopefuls couldn't stop talking about Hillary Clinton at this NRA event" by Erik Schelzig, www.businessinsider.com. April 11, 2015.

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