"The sane are usually attracted by other things than power."

-- David Brin

#Belief Quotes #Sane Quotes

“I ask of literature precisely those things of which I feel the lack in my own life.”
“Embrace whatever you're feeling. Whatever mask you have on right now, is okay. You're entitled to feel.”
“We say, 'Shall we meet for a drink?', as though drinking were the main end of the appointment, and the matter of company only incidental, we are so shy about admitting our need for one another.[...]We say, 'Would you like to come for some coffee?', as though it were less frightening to acknowledge that we are heavily dependent on mildly stimulating drinks, than to acknowledge that we are at all dependent on the companionship of other people.”
“I like Beyonce's music - some of it, not all of it.”
“A nation that does not stand for its children does not stand for anything and will not stand tall in the future.”

Source : "Be Careful What You Cut" by Marian Wright Edelman, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 10, 2012.
“Setting my mind on a musical instrument was like falling in love. All the world seemed bright and changed.”

Source : William Christopher Handy (1947). “Father of the Blues: An Autobiography of W. C. Handy”
“It doesn't matter how much of an ***** you are, there was always someone who thought you were cool.”
“Don't fall in love with your wit. Your cleverly turned phrase may not, as you hope, show off how much gray matter you have, especially if the phrase is at someone else's expense.”

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