""Take my own father! You know what he said in his last moments? On his deathbed, he defied me to name a man who had enjoyed a better life. In spite of the dreadful pain, his face radiated happiness," said Mother, nodding her head comfortably. "Happiness drives out pain, as fire burns out fire.""

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Source : Mary Lavin (1970). “Happiness, and other stories”, Constable & Company Limited

Mary Lavin

#Happiness Quotes #Mother Quotes #Pain Quotes

“Everyone should see Hollywood once, I think, through the eyes of a teenage girl who has just passed a screen test.”

Source : Gene Tierney, Mickey Herskowitz (1979). “Self-portrait”, Peter Wyden
“I get really excited every time there's a female character who is really strong because a lot of females in film are really soft.”
“We're building on an international network with many others for the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. There are so many things we can do to carry forward policies.”
“I think, therefore I am confused.”
“Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure - they can be turned into wisdom.”
“Underwear is such an emotional thing.”
“My ambition is to one day shed my wardrobe and figure out how to look like Gilles Bensimon - or a famous stylist - who travels with a Birkin bag and minimal accoutrement and somehow looks cool.”

Source : Source: wwd.com
“Massage therapists, and others in the holistic arts ... seem to be a particularly gullible bunch. And there are a lot of people who have seized upon that, and marketed their products, their classes, their modalities, and their wild claims to us ... and many of us have fallen for it, hook, line and sinker ... and unfortunately, gone on to convince our clients to buy into it, as well. ... Our profession has turned into the snake oil medicine show.”

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