"The door of a bigoted mind opens outwards so that the only result of the pressure of facts upon it is to close it more snugly."

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Source : Ogden Nash (1942). “Good intentions”, Little, Brown

Ogden Nash

#Doors Quotes #Mind Quotes #Pressure Quotes

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
“To be a man, a boy must see a man”

Source : J. R. Moehringer (2005). “The Tender Bar: A Memoir”
“Always expect the unexpected. The oil and gas industry is terrible at predicting anything. Always have a back-up plan.”
“For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization that he has come upon the right word.”
“Living matter is the most powerful geological force.”
“My sister is also retarded. Across the board. She's a one hundred per cent, honest to goodness, born that way retard. I learned a long time ago that if you're going to tell a story about your retarded sister, you need to mention she's retarded right off the bat or inevitably, at the end of the story, someone will say, What... is she, retarded? And then you have to go, Uh... yeah, she is. Followed by a lengthy, awkward silence.”
“Sydney is rather like an arrogant lover. When it rains it can deny you its love and you can find it hard to relate to. It's not a place that's built to be rainy or cold. But when the sun comes out, it bats its eyelids, it's glamorous, beautiful, attractive, smart, and it's very hard to get away from its magnetic pull.”
“I'm a musician. I play instruments. I dabble in the hip-hop field. That doesn't take vocal ability necessarily.”

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