"I donâ€™t know whether to feel flattered or hunted."

-- Mary Ann Shaffer

#Feels Quotes #Flattered Quotes

“Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, fellow members of the motion picture industry and honored guests: This is one of the happiest moments of my life, and I want to thank each one of you who had a part in selecting me for one of their awards, for your kindness. It has made me feel very, very humble; and I shall always hold it as a beacon for anything that I may be able to do in the future. I sincerely hope I shall always be a credit to my race and to the motion picture industry. My heart is too full to tell you just how I feel, and may I say thank you and God bless you.”

Source : Hattie McDaniel's Academy Awards acceptance speech for "Actress in a Supporting Role" Award for the film "Gone with the Wind", aaspeechesdb.oscars.org. February 29, 1940.
“All the problems sitting there are an invitation for you to be creative, make use of your skills and resources and find a solution.”
“Fact is Our Lord knew all about the power of money: He gave capitalism a tiny niche in His scheme of things, He gave it a chance, He even provided a first installment of funds. Can you beat that? It's so magnificent. God despises nothing. After all, if the deal had come off, Judas would probably have endowed sanatoriums, hospitals, public libraries or laboratories.”
“Perhaps what you call conventionality, I call decency.”
“A great writer reveals the truth even when he or she does not wish to.”

Source : "Truth in Oxiana". Article by Tom Bissell, www.worldhum.com. February 15, 2006.
“I believe in such a thing called mental illness that leads to some evil.”
“When things fall apart, the children of the land scurry and scatter like birds escaping a burning sky.”
“We are what we eat, so I eat as many veggies as I can!”

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