"Why do you speak to me of the stones? It is only the arch that matters to me."

-- Kublai Khan

#Arches Quotes #Stones Quotes #Matter Quotes

“The more you engage in any type of emotion or behavior, the greater your desire for it will become.”

Source : Chris Prentiss (2006). “Zen and the Art of Happiness”, p.21, BookBaby
“Inevitably, people tell me that poor folks are lazy or unintelligent, that they are somehow deserving of their poverty. However, if you begin to look at the sociological literature on poverty, a more complex picture emerges. Poverty and unemployment are part and parcel of our economic order. Without them, capitalism would cease to function effectively, and in order to continue to function, the system itself must produce poverty and an army of underemployed or unemployed people.”
“I think 40 is a good age to run a country. But I've always been fast.”
“Being a mum is something that's never bothered me too much. I have never felt a strong need to have children, but I am not averse to it either.”

Source : "'Being a mum has never bothered me too much but I love being an auntie': Julia Sawalha on kids, family and Ab Fab". Interview with Christine Smith, www.mirror.co.uk. July 18, 2012.
“In an industry afflicted by sequelitis, it has taken John Boorman almost three decades to make the sequel to his much-cherished Hope and Glory, but Queen and Country turns out to be well worth the wait.”
“We must start talking differently about poverty--and start doing something differently.”
“I'm on Governor Gray Davis' California Alliance Towards Education to bring the arts back to high schools.”
“Dire Straits is a great band. Someone tells you they like ""Brothers in Arms"" and immediately you know they're a stupid annoying git.”

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