"Stupidity talks, vanity acts."

-- Victor Hugo

#Vanity Quotes #Stupidity Quotes

“I look like people that walk down the street. I don't have perfect boobs, I don't have zero cellulite - of course I don't - and I'm curvy. If that is something that makes women feel empowered in any way, that's great.”
“A furious Peeta hammers Haymitch with the atrocity he could become party to, but I can feel Haymitch watching me. This is the moment, then. When we find out exactly just how alike we are, and how much he truly understands me. "I'm with the Mockingjay," he says.”
“There are certain verses in the Quran which convey injunctions similar to the following: 'Kill them wherever you find them.' (2:191) Referring to such verses, there are some who attempt to give the impression that Islam is a religion of war and violence. This is total untrue. Such verses relate in a restricted sense, to those who have unilaterally attacked the Muslims. The above verse does not convey the general command of Islam. (pp. 42-43)”
“Convalescence is a sort of grown-up rebirth, enabling us to see life with a fresh eye.”

Source : Margaret Prescott Montague (1917). “Twenty Minutes of Reality: An Experience, with Some Illuminating Letters Concerning it”
“I'd never do a film that would hurt anyone's sentiments, be it Indian or not.”
“There is no safety where there is no strength; no strength without Union; no Union without justice; no justice where faith and truth are wanting. The right to be free is a truth planted in the hearts of men.”

Source : William Lloyd Garrison, Louis Ruchames (1971). “The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison: I will be heard, 1822-1835”, p.132, Harvard University Press
“I love the dignity in the name Philadelphia, but at heart, we're Philly.”

Source : "How I Write: Lisa Scottoline & Daughter Francesca Serritella". Interview with Noah Charney, www.thedailybeast.com. November 14, 2012.
“Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.”

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