"Insecurity, however, is a luxury on which I never economize."

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Source : Judith Thurman (2008). “Cleopatra's Nose: 39 Varieties of Desire”, p.177, Macmillan

Judith Thurman

#Luxury Quotes #Insecurity Quotes

“My main purpose is to pray five times a day. And that's not easy.”
“Today, scientists sound the alarm on other environmental dangers. Vested interests still hire their own scientists to confuse the issue. But in the end, nature, will not be fooled.”
“Farmers in Missouri and across the country must comply with a variety of federal, state, and local regulations as they grow the crops and raise the livestock that we depend on to feed the nation and the world”
“It is only liquid currents of thought that move men and the world”
“I was a hard worker, and I always knew my lines.”
“In the beginning there was rhythm.”
“See yourself as a pioneer in a new world. We are not facing the end of the world, as some would have us believe, but the greatest adventure of our lives. We have the unique opportunity to write a new chapter in the history of humankind, to be active participants in shaping a new world.”
“One of the reasons why architects are often attracted to philosophers, partially, has to do with making sense of the world around us as well as the making of worlds.”

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