"My mother always wanted me to be glamorous. When I thought about that, it really fired me up, and once I lost all those pounds, I started to feel really good about myself."

-- Etta James

#Mother Quotes #Pounds Quotes #Lost Quotes

“We set forth on a journey to bring our vision to our country, to keep the American dream alive for all who are willing to work for it, to make our American community stronger, to keep America the world's strongest force for peace and freedom and prosperity.”
“An infinite number of monkeys typing into GNU emacs would never make a good program.”
“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.”

Source : Charles Mackay (1841). “Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions”, p.3
“One important reason to stay calm is that calm parents hear more. Low-key, accepting parents are the ones whose children keep talking.”

Source : Mary Pipher (2005). “Reviving Ophelia”, p.259, Penguin
“Religious tolerance is something we should all practice; however, there have been more persecution and atrocities committed in the name of religion and religious freedom than anything else.”
“I am almost a real girl the entire drive home. I went to a diner. I drank hot chocolate and ate french fries. Talked to a guy for a while. Laughed a couple of times. A little like ice-skating for the first time, wobbly, but I did it.”
“On December 22, 1986, finding I was body positive, I set myself a target: I would disclose my secret and survive Margaret Thatcher. I did. Now I have set my sights on the millennium and a world where we are all equal.”

Source : "At Your Own Risk: A Saint's Testament". Book by Derek Jarman, 1992.
“Reality can be entered through the main door or it can be slipped into through a window, which is much more fun.”

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