"We're so many, we're so hard to distinguish from each other, but we long to be distinguished ..."

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Source : Lydia Millet (2005). “Oh Pure and Radiant Heart”, p.166, Soft Skull Press

Lydia Millet

#Long Quotes #Conformity Quotes #Distinguished Quotes

“Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left.”

Source : Aldo Leopold (2013). “Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Conservation and Ecology: (Library of America #238)”, p.556, Library of America
“The combination of a blazer over any T-shirt with a pair of jeans is foolproof.”
“We're fighting against humanism, we're fighting against liberalism...we are fighting against all the systems of Satan that are destroying our nation today...our battle is with Satan himself.”

Source : "From bad to worse" by Melissa McEwan, www.theguardian.com. June 20, 2006.
“Transplanting the ballet to the United States is like trying to raise a palm tree in Dakota.”
“There's never been anyone like Bettie Before. Monroe had Harlow and Detrich, she had all of those blonde bombshells, but there was nothing like Bettie. She was the first icon of her nature.”
“Ecuador is a country which defends the right to life.”

Source : "Julian Assange asylum application may take time, says Ecuador president" by Esther Addley, www.theguardian.com. June 22, 2012.
“I like Daughtry, I like Nickelback, I like Dave Matthews. I like Beyonce - she's a really good entertainer.”
“I doubted myself for a long time... I'm comfortable not using my vision. I weave around my problems.”

Source : "Black Eyed Pea Reveals Disability: Are Blind Musicians More Talented?". www.foxnews.com. January 18, 2011.

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