"I was a very shy girl who led an insulated life; it was only when I came to Oxford, and to Harvard before that, that suddenly I saw the power of people. I didn't know such a power existed, I saw people criticising their own president; you couldn't do that in Pakistan - you'd be thrown in prison."

-- Benazir Bhutto

#Girl Quotes #Oxford Quotes #People Quotes

“I don't climb mountains. Mountains climb me. The mountain is myself. I climb on myself.”
“I love my dad. He's the biggest thing in my life. He taught me and he straightened me out and he kept me in line. If it hadn't been for him standing behind me and pushing me and driving me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
“Thank God for such women, who make no apologies for their oceanic depth and riptides of emotion.”

Source : David Deida (2008). “The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition”, p.135, ReadHowYouWant.com
“The true criminal must be defined as a man who commits a crime though he is as decently fed and clothed as others.”
“You're not challenging anyone else but yourself. I'd like to have a 300-pound bench, 500-pound deadlift, and a 400-pound squat.”
“A value is like a fax machine: itâ€™s not much use if youâ€™re the only one who has one.”

Source : Kwame Anthony Appiah (2010). “The Ethics of Identity”, p.130, Princeton University Press
“I have interviewed so many people who are put into nursing homes or hospices and are just waiting to die. It's a very lonely situation to just sit at a window and watch life go by.”
“The independents are the ones who tend to commit suicide. I'm not against this way of being in the world. Individuals have brought us many treasures. You can't just say that's a bad way of being in the world - it's not. But it's not everyone's way of being in the world.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

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