"There's never a bad time to put earplugs in. They're the kind of thing you can reject as a bit lame, but somebody told me to do start wearing earplugs and it turned out to be great advice."

-- Ned Beauman

#Advice Quotes #Lame Quotes #Kind Quotes

“One cannot explain the existence of genius. It is better to enjoy it.”

Source : Ernst Hans Gombrich (1978). “The Story of Art”
“He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.”
“As far as what I'm afraid of, I hate spiders. I'm pretty good at being not afraid of almost anything, except for spiders.”
“I think especially in a world where you have so little say about what goes on in your life, or in the politics of the world around you, it is wonderful to go into that studio, and tell yourself what to do.”
“The most wonderful inspirational chemistry we can use on another is the gift of our love and acceptance. Devoted and unquestioned love has a magic creative power. The consciousness of being loved is an uplifting, saving, healing force that causes one to go on when otherwise it would be impossible to do so. "Love," said Emerson, "is the affirmative of affirmatives."”
“People in Indiana have known me for 25 years. They've known George Bush four.”
“I can't think of anyone I've mistreated. I've always thought that I am my brother's keeper. And I believe there's a 'great spirit' that takes care of all of us.”
“We all thought of chicken as lean, protein-rich food that's good for weight watching, but the truth is chicken might actually be making us fatter!”

Source : "Could Chicken Be Contributing to the Obesity Epidemic?" by Kathy Freston, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 11, 2012.

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