"A person's worth is quite independent of their usefulness to society."

-- Kjell Magne Bondevik

#Independent Quotes #Persons Quotes #Usefulness Quotes

“That man is out of reach of harm in this life, who is sure of possessing heaven in the next. This is the portion of every believer.”
“Dey's some things I don't got to be told. I kin read them in folks' eyes.”
“All my life, to this day, the memory of my childhood remains grim and incoherent. If I close my eyes and think back, I see little except violence and fear. In those early years, I somehow came to understand I would have to draw from within myself whatever emotional resources I needed to go wherever I was headed. As a result, for years, I became a boy who lived almost totally within himself.”
“As for plenty, we had not only for necessity, conveniency and decency, but for delight and pleasure to superfluity.”

Source : Margaret Cavendish (2000). “Paper Bodies: A Margaret Cavendish Reader”, p.42, Broadview Press
“He dinna act like an Alpha." "He does in some areas.”
“I'm done with men. I have a hamster. That's all I need.”
“To be 49 years old now and still be called The Kid, that's kind of special.”
“Don't be too precious about your craft... there's only 26 letters and 12 notes, and Shakespeare and Beethoven said it all better than any of us ever will”

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