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“an imitator is always a poor example.”
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“Soil with a lot of manure in it produces abundant crops; water that is too clear has no fish. Therefore, enlightened people should maintain the capacity to accept impurities and should not be solitary perfectionists.”
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“What starts out here as a mass movement ends up as a racket, a cult, or a corporation.”
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“As long as we avoid the creative, we are condemned to reaction.”
Source : Paula Gunn Allen (1998). “Off the Reservation: Reflections on Boundary-busting Border-crossing Loose Canons”, Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press
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“You get in a smart crack, and everyone laughs and kikis because you've found a flaw and exaggerated it, then you've got a good read going.”
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“Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.”
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“Southerners have never been afraid of seasoning. It's kind of the other way around; our seasoning is afraid of us.”
Source : "Deen Does 'Southern' Fare ... With A Stick Of Butter". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. October 11, 2011.
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“Find something that makes you happy, like looking at beautiful pictures, or, if you're able, listening to beautiful music, or sitting by the window and looking outside - small things like that can be absolutely huge.”