"You do what you have to do to give people closure; it makes them feel better and it doesn't cost you much to do it. I'd rather apologize for something I didn't really care about and leave someone on Earth wishing me well."

-- John Scalzi

#Feel Better Quotes #People Quotes #Giving Quotes

“I've got an adjective that just fits you.”
“Each exhale allows us to let go of the moment that has just passed.”

Source : Tara Stiles (2012). “Yoga Cures: Simple Routines to Conquer More Than 50 Common Ailments and Live Pain-Free”, p.21, Harmony
“Many television weather-women were one abusive parent away from prostitution.”
“Giving people what they want reduces us to consumers instead of treating us like citizens, consumers who are on the prowl for the predictable and comfortable. What we want winds up being suspiciously like what we've already got, more of the same-the cultural equivalent of a warm bath.”

Source : Astra Taylor (2014). “The People's Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age”, p.93, Macmillan
“I'm more likely to not invite someone back for not talking. If someone talks a lot, I can usually shut them up and control them. But with people who don't talk, if they don't really want to talk, they probably shouldn't be on this show, and that's fine. They're talented people with things to say, but sometimes people say what they have to say through other means than arguing.”
“Herbes... comfort the wearied braine with fragrant smells which yielde a certaine kind of nourishment.”
“People think of Jews as the Woody Allen stereotype, the nebbishy kind of thing, but that's not the kind of Jews I know. I know plenty of Israelis and plenty of tough guys that are Jewish. So, I think it makes sense that Jews play metal.”
“His movements were so graceful that I wondered if he had been a dancer, but his words betrayed to me that his fluid gestures were those of a trained killer.”

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