"Live as if you like yourself, and it may happen."

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Source : Marge Piercy (2013). “Circles on the Water”, p.128, Knopf

Marge Piercy

#Life Quotes #May Quotes #Like You Quotes

“Pride measures prosperity not by her own advantages but by the disadvantages of others. She would not even wish to be a goddess unless there were some wretches left whom she could order about and lord it over, whose misery would make her happiness seem all the more extraordinary, whose poverty can be tormented and exacerbated by a display of her wealth. This infernal serpent, pervading the human heart, keeps men from reforming their lives, holding them back like a suckfish.”
“I think our music is more about seeing ourselves in each other and trying to find a more humanistic viewpoint for the world.”
“I don't just use yarn from a store. I buy old sweaters from consignment shops. The older the better, and unravel them. There are countries of women in this scarf/shawl/blanket. Soon it will be big enough to keep me warm.”
“I wasn't a kid who moved out from Iowa with aspirations of becoming a famous star - I was intrigued by the idea of filmmaking and by the idea of what it would be like to play a character in a movie.”

Source : Interview with Kenneth Plume, www.ign.com. October 2, 2000.
“I never buy magazines, I never even buy books.”
“The most inspiring objects are books. I have about 5,000 volumes in my home library. It's an unending source of visuals and ideas.”
“Until you have kids, you can't imagine how much you could possibly love a human being.”
“NFL cheerleading is harder than most people think. They train up to six hours every day with games on Sundays. They gave me a great work ethic.”

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