"You cannot expect stone to be as pliable as clay."

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Source : Anne Bronte (2012). “Agnes Grey”, p.40, Courier Corporation

Anne Bronte

#Clay Quotes #Stones Quotes

“Everytime I read 'Pride and Prejudice' I want to dig her up and beat her over the skull with her own shin-bone.”
“I'm not sure that I could give notes to someone that I revere. That's a general challenge of directing, giving notes to someone you revere. The other big contribution to this, which most people I show footage to take note of is Mauro Fiore's cinematography is unbelievable.”
“It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique. It's not easy, but if you accept your misfortune and handle it right your perceived failure can become a catalyst for profound re-invention.”

Source : "Honorary Degree Recipient Conan O'Brien's Commencement Address to Dartmouth College Graduates". www.dartmouth.edu. 2011.
“At sea, I learned how little a person needs, not how much.”
“I don't like how I have to always be judged for my weight - I hate that.”

Source : "Aubrey O'Day Cries After Being Told 'Hefty'" by celebrity-mania.com, March 9, 2011.
“I am always saying "Glad to've met you" to somebody I'm not at all glad I met. If you want to stay alive, you have to say that stuff, though.”
“Good government only happens when the people working in it do their jobs, and do them well.”
“The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.”

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