"I learned...every part of the body; I would move each part as I memorized it. As a child, I would lie in the woods for hours, hiding and watching the animals move, how the mother taught the young."

-- Joseph Pilates

#Mother Quotes #Children Quotes #Lying Quotes

“It seems to be a characteristic of all great work that it creators wear a cloak of imprecision.”
“Say, ye oppress'd by some fantastic woes, Some jarring nerve that baffles your repose; Who press the downy couch, while slaves advance With timid eye, to read the distant glance; Who with sad prayers the weary doctor tease, To name the nameless ever-new disease; Who with mock patience dire complaints endure, Which real pain and that alone can cure; How would ye bear in real pain to lie, Despised, neglected, left alone to die? How would ye bear to draw your latest breath, Where all that's wretched paves the way for death?”
“At the heart of great leadership is a curious mind, heart, and spirit.”

Source : "2011: The Year of Curiosity" By Chip Conley, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 20, 2010.
“I know that when I look at today's Mexicans and Central Americans, they seem to me fundamentally the same as my grandparents seeking a better life in America. On the other side, however, open immigration can't coexist with a strong social safety net; if you're going to assure health care and a decent income to everyone, you can't make that offer global. So Democrats have mixed feelings about immigration; in fact, it's an agonizing issue.”
“A true friend is someone who never gets tired listening to your pointless drama over and over again.”
“Truth out of season was sourer than strawberries at Christmas time.”

Source : Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (2012). “The Sick-a-Bed Lady: And Other Tales”, p.76, The Floating Press
“We can fight the War on Terrorism in other places around the world or we can fight it here in America. The right choice is to fight those terrorists where they are.”
“That is your legacy on this Earth when you leave this Earth: how many hearts you touched.”

Source : "Hardball with Chris Matthews", www.nbcnews.com. December 3, 2004.

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