"An aphorism should be like a burr: sting, ... and leave a little soreness...."

-- Irving Layton

#Littles Quotes #Aphorism Quotes #Should Quotes

“Because we are denied knowledge of our history, we are deprived of standing upon each other's shoulders and building upon each other's hard earned accomplishments. Instead we are condemned to repeat what others have done before us and thus we continually reinvent the wheel. The goal of The Dinner Party is to break this cycle.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“There is a God. God exists.”
“How could I do it, how could a person go that low? And I understand your question, to which I reply, Are you kidding? That's nothing. I'd been much lower than that. And I expected to see myself do worse.”

Source : Denis Johnson (2009). “Jesus' Son: Stories”, p.83, Macmillan
“You cannot change reality, but you can control the manner in which you look at things. Your attitude is under your own control. Weed out the negative and focus on the positive!”
“I'm bad at rationalisation - very bad.”
“The past is a life sentence, a blunt instrument aimed at tomorrow.”

Source : Claudia Rankine (2014). “Citizen: An American Lyric”, p.65, Macmillan
“Being yourself is fun because you're one of a kind and no one else can be you.”
“Heartache is very fertile ground for song-making but so is happiness, so is absolute bliss.”

Source : "What I know about women". Interview with Hermione Hoby, www.theguardian.com. August 1, 2009.

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