"People used to play with toys. Now the toys play with them."

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Source : Idries Shah (1983). “Reflections”, p.145, Octagon Press Ltd

Idries Shah

#Play Quotes #People Quotes #Toys Quotes

“When you're paid to do a job, it's better to give a few minutes more to it, than a few minutes less. That's one of the differences between doing a job honestly and doing it dishonestly! See?”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I never have kids in movies or in TV shows.”
“Gays are beginning to realize what blacks learned long ago: Unless you are out here fighting for yourself then nobody else will help you. I think the gay community has a moral obligation to continue the fight.”
“Throughout my career, Ive wrestled a lot of countries.”
“We referenced fictional characters as if they were people to learn from. As if real-life people were too nebulous, too private and unreal for us to understand.”

Source : Miguel Syjuco (2010). “Ilustrado: A Novel”, p.31, Macmillan
“This is really America in therapy, people trying to get themselves together and be whole.”
“My mum Margaret was a single parent, but though life was a bit of a struggle she gave me every encouragement.”
“Routes rate me, not the other way around.”

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