"Homeopathy pills are, after all, empty little sugar pills which seem to work, and so they embody [..] how we can be misled into thinking that any intervention is more effective than it really is."

-- Ben Goldacre

#Thinking Quotes #Pills Quotes #Littles Quotes

“Curious, how one remembered Christmas. Perhaps because other days might appeal to the head, but this one appealed to the heart.”
“Sport and life is about losing. It's about understanding how to lose.”
“The saddest part of the human race is we're obsessed with this idea of 'us and them,' which is really a no-win situation, whether it's racial, cultural, religious or political.”
“What choices are you making in your perception of the events around you? We choose how we view our times. There is a pinch of pessimism in our culture now. Counter it with small acts of optimism. Pick up a piece of litter that isn't yours. Show some extra grace on the freeway. Give to your food bank. Smile at a child who is in your way. Help someone you know. Help someone you don't know. The accumulation of small, optimistic acts produces quality in our culture and in your life. Our culture resonates in tense times to individual acts of grace. What's your choice?”

Source : Jennifer James (1986). “Success Is the Quality of Your Journey”, William Morrow Paperbacks
“Where two take counsel there is no lack of plans.”
“Filthy talk makes us feel comfortable with filthy action. But the one who knows how to control the tongue is prepared to resist the attacks of lust”
“Everyone is a reactionary about subjects he understands.”

Source : "Scourge and poet" by Andrew Brown, www.theguardian.com. February 14, 2003.
“No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl. All little girls should be told they're pretty, even if they aren't.”

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