"Among the liveliest of my memories are those of eating and drinking; and I would sooner give up some of my delightful remembered walks, green trees, cool skies, and all, than to lose my images of suppers eaten on Sabbath evenings at the end of those walks."

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Source : Mary Antin (1912). “The Promised Land”, Houghton Mifflin company

Mary Antin

#Giving Up Quotes #Memories Quotes #Food Quotes

“I don't think one should be comfortable standing on a stage with people applauding and laughing at every stupid thing you say.”
“I was battling depression, went through a really hard time in my marriage, and I used to cry myself to sleep. I went through years and years of pain and suffering, and finally got help. I feel so much better now, feel like a new person, so now I can be happy about it.”

Source : "Maureen McCormick: 'I hit rock bottom'". TODAY interview, www.today.com. October 14, 2008.
“The cholera had broken out at the post, and five or six men were dying daily.”
“I want people to get over the stigma about hemp. These seeds can't make you high, but they will make you feel good.”
“The student of biology is often struck with the feeling that historians, when dealing with the rise and fall of nations, do not generally view the phenomena from a sufficiently high biological standpoint. To me, at least, they seem to attach too much importance to individual rulers and soldiers, and to particular wars, policies, religions, and customs; while at the same time they make little attempt to extract the fundamental causes of national success or failure.”
“When you have to get into the character each morning, give it your voice, your face, it was torture.”
“God loves you enough , trusts you enough, to let affliction come into your life to see whether you will exercise the muscles of faith while your physical muscles begin to atrophy.”
“When you're tanner, you feel hotter and sexier. You should try it”

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