"Was there ever a name more full of purpose than Chicago's? ... spoken as Chicagoans themselves speak it, with a bit of a spit to give heft to its slither, it is gloriously onomatopoetic."

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Source : Jan Morris (1993). “Locations”, Oxford University Press, USA

Jan Morris

#Cities Quotes #Names Quotes #Giving Quotes

“The price we pay for being ourselves is worth it.”
“Winter testing is essential but there comes a point where you have had enough of all the rehearsals and the pretend racing. You just want to get down to the real action.”
“I don't want to be a spokesman for family values, but that's the way my standup is perceived.”
“Government money only pays for the "liberties" the government thinks you should have, and therefore it can determine how you exercise them. That turns liberties into privileges dispensed at the whim of the state.”
“I have to admit, like so many women, I always knew there was a chance. But like so many women, I never thought it would be me. I never thought I'd hear those devastating words: 'You have breast cancer.'”
“Writers are too neurotic to ever be happy.”

Source : "Gratitude" by Abigail Bereola, therumpus.net. October 08, 2013.
“Every kind of work can be a pleasure. Even simple household tasks can be an opportunity to exercise and expand our caring, our effectiveness, our responsiveness. As we respond with caring and vision to all work, we develop our capacity to respond fully to all of life. Every action generates positive energy which can be shared with others. These qualities of caring and responsiveness are the greatest gift we can offer.”

Source : Tarthang Tulku (1978). “Skillful means”, Dharma Publishing
“To get through a war, a man needs something bigger than himself to fight for.”

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