"Webster was much possessed by death And saw the skull beneath the skin."

-- T. S. Eliot

#Death Quotes #Skulls Quotes #Skins Quotes

“We need to stop playing Privilege or Oppression Olympics because we'll never get anywhere until we find more effective ways of talking through difference. We should be able to say, “This is my truth,” and have that truth stand without a hundred clamoring voices shouting, giving the impression that multiple truths cannot coexist.”

Source : "Peculiar benefits" by Roxane Gay, therumpus.net. May 16, 2012.
“And by the way, my belief is that if men were the ones getting pregnant, abortions would be easier to get than food poisoning in Moscow.”

Source : Dennis Miller (1999). “Ranting Again”, Main Street Books
“I try not to overeat (which is my biggest problem), and I find that when I'm eating quality foods from good sources, I don't need to overeat to feel satisfied. I cook with healthy oils (olive, coconut) and stay away as much as possible from overly processed foods. When I do indulge, I enjoy it. For that moment. And then I balance it with exercise.”

Source : "Origin Series: Empire Actor Adam Rodriguez On Reading Food Labels, Three Phrases to Live By, to Win for Love, Forward Thinking, and How We’re All in This Together". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. November 16, 2015.
“happiness, unlike grief, does not clamor for a chronicler.”
“The animals are at a level prior to thinking. They haven't lost themselves in thought. We rise above thinking and then we meet them again, where we're both in no-thought. There's a deep connection.”
“Excellence is never granted to man, but as the reward of labour.”
“I'm an optimist. I hope if a movie's good that it will be a success, but as we know, that's not always true, just because of popular taste, advertising, distribution patterns - there's lots of reasons.”
“I will bear this pain for you,â€ he swore. â€œIf one of us has to bleed, it will be me. Itâ€™ll always be me.”

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