"On the way I thought about how millions of people drowned so that the first person could learn to swim. The amazing thing is that people still drown."

-- Shahrnush Parsipur

#People Quotes #Swim Quotes #Way Quotes

“In the city, I wake bolt upright in the small hours, convinced that intruders are marauding through our apartment despite Swiss bank-style security arrangements.”

Source : "Fear of the dark: Mariella Frostrup goes public" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. August 25, 2012.
“...And we pray, not for new earth or heaven, but to be quiet in heart, and in eye clear. What we need is here.”
“The comedy I like the best is comedy I can't do, stuff that doesn't touch my arena.”
“I'm totally sick of hotels. I'm totally sick of room service. I'm totally sick of how can I help you ma'am? I just want to go home and wash some dishes, play with my cat, watch some TV.”
“If you have a sense of yourself, your mission, your belief system, those things will lead you to success”
“There are so many young women who tip over into being a facsimile: they don't really inhabit their lives or their bodies.”
“The first step towards madness is to think oneself wise.”

Source : "La Celestina". Book by Fernando de Rojas, 1499.
“While many have been left behind by Part D, there is a clear winner: the drug industry. Independent analysts predict that Part D will increase drug industry profits by $139 billion over the next eight years. Glaxo-SmithKline's second-quarter net income already jumped 14 percent, and other leading drug companies also have benefited.”

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