"That boy hardly needed a mask when his naked face was already impenetrable."

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Lionel Shriver

#Boys Quotes #Naked Quotes #Faces Quotes

“We have three billion people, half the world's population today, living on less than two dollars a day.”

Source : PBS Interview, www.pbs.org. April 23, 2001.
“I just feel such a connection to the little kids in Naples. I remember being on the street wanting a small piece of candy.”

Source : "Giuliana And Bill Rancic Have Begun Adoption Process In Italy" By Naughty But Nice Rob, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 18, 2011.
“It is well said, then, that it is by doing just acts that the just man is produced, and by doing temperate acts the temperate man; without doing these no one would have even a prospect of becoming good. But most people do not do these, but take refuge in theory and think they are being philosophers and will become good in this way, behaving somewhat like patients who listen attentively to their doctors, but do none of the things they are ordered to do.”
“Historically it has been a touchy subject, especially in the south where I am from, people don't really talk about it. If they do talk about it, it is often talked about negatively. Nowadays in light of the Black Lives Matter movement I think people should pay attention to these lives also. I think the Black community will really embrace the film [Moonlight]. It is about us. It is real.”

Source : Interview with Jerry Nunn, chicago.gopride.com. November 4, 2016.
“...well this US eight, with all its material occupying every seat just would not go fast. They rowed their hearts out but it never started to sing through the water. And no one ever found out why. The answer to this is slightly mystical because the sum of a crew is greater than its parts. Those eight heavyweights had not time to develop the bond, the sacred trust, that can make a racing eight fly.”
“Never abandon your dreams. You may regret it for the rest of your life.”
“I started reading the works of Swami Vivekananda. That gave me courage and a vision, it sharpened and deepened my sensitivities and gave me a new perspective and a direction in life. I decided to dedicate myself to others and till date I am continuing to follow that decision.”
“He pushed his glasses up on his nose and gave me a sidelong look, the one that meant he was so sure you were wrong that he could just wait and let you find out for yourself the hard way.”

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