"Settling into a new country is like getting used to a new pair of shoes. At first they pinch a little, but you like the way they look, so you carry on. The longer you have them, the more comfortable they become. Until one day without realizing it you reach a glorious plateau. Wearing those shoes is like wearing no shoes at all. The more scuffed they get, the more you love them and the more you can't imagine life without them."

-- Tahir Shah

#Country Quotes #Shoes Quotes #One Day Quotes

“A working woman could save a few shillings a week, and then every five weeks she'd come in and we'd cut her hair. She could shampoo it under the shower, swing it and dry it off or just let it dry by itself. It changed the lives of many young girls who'd never had the opportunity to be styled like that before.”
“For the most part, I don't care about what everyone else is doing, or what is popular.”
“Where your talents and the needs of the world cross; there lies your vocation.”
“What I like about New York City is nobody cares. If they do, they don't ever approach. They just give you a 'What's up?' and that's it.”

Source : "'New moon' Werewolf Chaske Spencer takes vacation from 'Twilight'" by Eric Ditzian, www.mtv.com. January 7, 2010.
“Through job creation, quality public services and better working conditions, people, communities and countries can lift themselves out of poverty, improve livelihoods, engage in local development and live together in peace. This happens only when work is decent - environmentally sound and productive - provides fair wages, and is underpinned by rights”
“Churches all over the country have decided they love their traditions more than their children.”
“For some reason in Spring Training, everything just clicked. You don't try to do anything in Spring Training but get ready, but things fell into place.”
“I've always wanted to make movies.”

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