"The loftiest in status are those who do not know their own status, and the most virtuous of them are those who do not know their own virtue."

-- Al-Shafiâ€˜i

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“I'm not going to be the rock star of the far right and frankly on the rock star of the far left.”

Source : "Warner, Luger and McDonnell on "State of the Union"". "State of the Union" with Candy Crowley, www.realclearpolitics.com. June 3, 2012.
“too much happiness always overflowed into tears of sorrow.”
“To be able to detect the outbreak of avian flu anywhere in the world is going to require a partnership of several countries that will share information and samples, but it is important to remember a threat anywhere is a threat everywhere.”
“One of the most jolting days of adulthood comes the first time you run out of toilet paper. Toilet paper, up until this point, always just existed. And now it's a finite resource, constantly in danger of extinction, that must be carefully tracked and monitored, like pandas?”
“Recovery is about purpose and meaning in life, not â€œsobrietyâ€ and meetings.”
“That's always been my main anxiety - the people in the room. That's my massive stress - thinking that these people in the room are judging me. And, this time around, I've been able to think a little bit more clearly about that. I've been able to think "Well, no. They're here to enjoy a show," and I want to give them that. I want to give them their money's worth â€“ for starters.”

Source : Brightest Young Things Interview, brightestyoungthings.com. June 23, 2016.
“I don't read the news anymore because I know it would make me depressed. So instead, I make beauty. I make movies.”

Source : Source: variety.com
“When other people first became aware of the cow, they expressed concern and anxiety. They suggested strategies for getting the animal out of Molly's parlor: remedies and doctors and procedures, some mainstream and some New Age. They related anecdotes of friends who had removed their own cows in one way or another. But after a while they had exhausted their suggestions. Then they usually began to pretend that the cow wasn't there, and they preferred for Molly to go along with the pretense.”

Source : Alison Lurie (2010). “The Last Resort”, p.48, Random House

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