"If fishes were wishes the ocean would be all of our desire."

-- Gertrude Stein

#Ocean Quotes #Wish Quotes #Desire Quotes

“I stopped acting because I had other passions I wanted to pursue.”
“And yes, there are things I want to keep, that I like around me - especially when there's very little left. I just want to keep those little bits of reminders of my past. There are certain drawings from the '60s; certain little paintings from the '60s that I keep.”
“The Human is the most insane species”
“When young girls are encouraged to explore what they find interesting, they grow up to be interesting women.”
“In the book, America had already been weakened by bio terror plagues before waves of selfish violence took down the rest. But the real enemy was the kind of male human being who nurses fantasies of violent glory at the expense of his fellow citizens.”
“Remember this, for it is as true as true gets: Your body is not a lemon. You are not a machine. The Creator is not a careless mechanic. Human female bodies have the same potential to give birth as well as aardvarks, lions, rhinoceri, elephants, moose, and water buffalo. Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body.”
“The analysis of concepts is for the understanding nothing more than what the magnifying glass is for sight”

Source : Moses Mendelssohn, Daniel O. Dahlstrom (1997). “Moses Mendelssohn: Philosophical Writings”, p.258, Cambridge University Press
“If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us.”

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