"The human brain is the only object in the known universe that can predict its own future and tell its on fortune. The fact that we can make disastrous decisions even as we foresee their consequences is the great, unsolved mystery of human behavior. When you hold your fate in your hands, why would you ever make a fist?"

-- Daniel Gilbert

#Fate Quotes #Hands Quotes #Decision Quotes

“There was a taboo as a result of the Holocaust that people respected that anti-Semitism was an ugly thing and should be avoided. Now that taboo seems to have been broken with impunity.”
“Sex and pizza, they say, are similar. When it's good, it's good. When it's bad, you get it on your shirt.”
“I'm completely aware of the fact that I'm a control freak.”
“If there had been an exercise I'd liked, would I have gotten this big in the first place?”
“I don't smoke, I try to eat right, and I love doing yoga and going for hikes with my dog.”
“Hell is a place, a time, a consciousness, in which there is no love.”
“I always want to remain positive. In our long history, Iran has been invaded by so many other countries and despite it all, the Iranian identity has survived. People are very courageous, especially the women, who are braver than the men.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“Even the most worthless thing in the world can be beautiful, it just takes the right touch”

Source : Robert R. McCammon (2011). “Swan Song”, p.281, Open Road Media

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