"Friendship is a precious thing, Sayuri. One mustn't throw it away."

-- Arthur Golden

#Precious Things Quotes

“I want to show people as they are, not glorified, no shame - fat, bulges, wrinkles and all. I want the work to be disturbing, unsettling, provocative, challenging, and thought provoking.”
“Old carts can be repainted but they still keep moving in the same old ruts”

Source : Mongo Beti (1978). “Perpetua and the Habit of Unhappiness”, Heinemann Educational Books
“Life wouldnâ€™t be worth living if I worried over the future as well as the present. When things are at their worst I find something always happens.”
“Activities that seem to represent choices are often inert reproductions of accepted practice.”
“Being a star and having money do not make for a happy person.”
“When that fire hit your ass, it will sober your ***** up quick! I saw something, I went, Well, that's a pretty blue. You know what? That looks like... FIRE! Fire is inspirational. They should use it in the Olympics, because I ran the 100 in 4.3.”
“We need to stop comparing ourselves to others, and stop patting ourselves on the back for attaining artificial measurements of spirituality. We need to take care that we do not think we are something we are not, or else we may deceive ourselves, setting ourselves up for rebuke in the future when we see Christ face to face”
“Capitalism is not a perfect system. It may be better than all the other systems, but it's not a perfect system.”

Source : "Warren Buffett: I Haven't Seen As Much Economic Fear In My Adult Lifetime". "The Charlie Rose Show", www.cnbc.com. October 1, 2008.

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