"Nature, or at least birds and women, abhorred the invisible man."

-- Jonathan Lethem

#Men Quotes #Bird Quotes #Invisible Quotes

“A thick skin is a gift from God.”
“I guess if people all followed the basic principles of their own religions, they would love everybody instead of hating half the world.”
“What I am really saying is that you donâ€™t need to do anything, because if you see yourself in the correct way, you are all as much extraordinary phenomenon of nature as trees, clouds, the patterns in running water, the flickering of fire, the arrangement of the stars, and the form of a galaxy. You are all just like that, and there is nothing wrong with you at all.”

Source : Julie Orringer (2010). “The Invisible Bridge”, p.73, Vintage
“Be not afraid of those trials which God may see fit to send upon thee. It is with the wind and the storm of tribulation that God, in the garner of the soul, separates the true wheat from the chaff. Always remember, therefore, that God comes to thee in thy sorrows as really as in thy joys. He lays low and He builds up. Thou wilt find thyself far from perfection if thou dost not find God in everything.”
“When you're not gaping at Megan Fox enough to listen to what the director's saying, you can get some work done.”
“Public Speaking is a skill that can be studied, polished, perfected. Not only can you get good at it, you can get damn good at it and it makes a heck of a difference.”
“If I don't get paid I'm going to take a whole lot of Marshall amps home with me on the plane.”
“How good the design is doesn't matter near as much as whether the design is getting better or worse. If it is getting better, day by day, I can live with it forever. If it is getting worse, I will die.”

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