"I stopped beating up on myself. I stopped asking myself why I didn't sell this number of records, why I don't have corporate sponsorship. I just don't buy into any of that anymore."

-- Meshell Ndegeocello

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“She has often felt that her outsides were too dull for her insides, that deep within her there was something better than what everyone else could see.”

Source : Myla Goldberg (2005). “Bee Season”, Anchor
“The Sun, each second, transforms four million tons of itself into light, giving itself over to become energy that we, with every meal, partake of. For four million years, humans have been feasting on the Sunâ€™s energy stored in the form of wheat or reindeer. Brian Swimme”
“We rule out raising taxes this year.”
“I get nostalgic for British negativity. There is an inherent hope and positive drive to New Yorkers. When you go back to Britain, everybody is just running everything down. It's like whatever the opposite of a hug is.”

Source : "Guest Host John Oliver Will Try Not to Destroy 'The Daily Show'". Interview with Marisa Guthrie, www.hollywoodreporter.com. May 31, 2013.
“My eyes have seen much, but they are not weary. My ears have heard much, but they thirst for more.”
“Driving through much of the southern part of the U.S. reminds me of where I grew up in Canada. The trees, homes, sense of community... I love the South.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“In my opinion, according to the law of defamation prevalent in this country (U.S.A.), you cannot in any way participate in the publication of the 'Forces SecrÃ¨tes de la RÃ©volution' by de Poncins, without incurring grave legal responsibility with risk of damages...The personalities and associations criticized are so powerful in this country that very costly lawsuits would certainly result from the publication of the book.”
“She is never alone when she has Her Books. Books, to her, are Friends. Give her Shakespeare or Jane Austen, Meredith or Hardy, and she is Lost - lost in a world of her own. She sleeps so little that most of her nights are spent reading.”

Source : E. M. Delafield (2016). “Diary of a Provincial Lady”, p.48, Pan Macmillan

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