"Old maids claw as cats do. They not only inflict wounds but experience pleasure in doing so. Nor will they fail to remind their victims of the blood drawn."

-- Honore de Balzac

#Cat Quotes #Blood Quotes #Maids Quotes

“I have a flood of ideas in my mind. I just follow my vision.”
“We are victims of evil customs. It is a crime against humanity that our women are shut up within the four walls of the houses as prisoners. There is no sanction anywhere for the deplorable condition in which our women have to live.”
“I come from a long ago era where men could be men and stereotypical humor didn't offend anybody.”
“When we are chafed and fretted by small cares, a look at the stars will show us the littleness of our own interests.”

Source : Maria Mitchell (1896). “Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals”
“I remember once I went to go see a movie, and in front of me in line there was a little boy who looked so eager to see it, like it was Christmas morning. When he got to the ticket booth it turned out there was only one ticket left; the manager was there and wanted to give it to me instead since I was famous. That's when I knew I'd hit it big.”
“There is that interdependence and that strength you get from a team, that the group is greater than any individual.”
“Iâ€™d rather be a straight â€˜self-proclaimed homosexualâ€™ than a racist, ignorant, hate-filled bigot in Rise Up Australia any day. This party wants to end multiculturalism and discriminate against anyone different. What this mob intends as a grievous insult, I take as a compliment. Long live equal rights.”
“If we don't change direction soon, we'll end up where we're going.”

Source : "Who Am the World's Foremost Authority? A Lesson from Professor Irwin Corey" by Jim Kniphel, www.nypress.com. January 13, 2001.

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