"I guessed life was like that. You gained and you lost, and if you saved anything from the ruins, even if only a shred of self-respect, it was enough to take you through the next bit."

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Source : Dick Francis (1981). “Whip hand: Trial run ; Twice shy”

Dick Francis

#Self Quotes #Next Quotes #Ruins Quotes

“In the course of evolution nature has gone to endless trouble to see that every individual is unlike every other individual....Physically and mentally, each one of us is unique. Any culture which, in the interests of efficiency or in the name of some political or religious dogma, seeks to standardize the human individual, commits an outrage against man's biological nature.”
“I hate elevators. I'm claustrophobic so for me to be in an elevator or small spaces is probably the worst thing on earth.”

Source : ""Interview: Icona Pop's Aino Jawo on their New Album, 'This Is... Icona Pop'". "Coup De Main" Interview, www.coupdemainmagazine.com. November 25, 2013.
“When people hear me sing, I want them to be happy, happy, happy. I don't want them thinking about when there's not any money, or when there's fighting at home. My message is always felicidad - happiness.”
“A strong, educated middle class is what made America the greatest country in the world.”

Source : "Lincoln Chafee DNC speech". www.politico.com. September 5, 2012.
“What I mean is that those thoughts, they're human. And just because you turn out differently than everyone's imagined you would doesn't mean that you've failed in some way. A kid who gets teased in one school might move to a different one, and be the most popular girl there, just because no one has any other expectations of her. Or a person who goes to med school because his entire family is full of doctors might find out that what he really wants to be is an artist instead.”
“Most government officials are rushing headlong to solve the problems of 50 years ago, with their ears assailed by the sound of snails whizzing by.”
“I get has been great. It has opened so many doors for me.”
“A man will go to war, fight and die for his country. But he won't get a bikini wax.”

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