"The rattle of plastic keys reminds me of a squadron of butterflies failing to fight their way out of a paper bag."

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Clive James

#Butterfly Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Keys Quotes

“For a combination of reasons, and despite evident fondness for American products and individuals, my impression is that most Pakistanis have extremely negative views of the U.S. as a geopolitical player.”
“I just want to leave a committed life behind.”
“Never neglect an opportunity to play leap-frog; it is the best of all games, and, unlike the terribly serious and conscientious pastimes of modern youth, will never become professionalized.”

Source : Hesketh Pearson (1971). “Beerbohm Tree; his life and laughter”
“Every young woman should dress well, that is, neatly, tastefully, modestly, whether she be rich or poor. Conspicuous dressing is vulgar. True refinement avoids anything showy and flashy: it never dresses better than it can afford, and yet it is always well dressed, even in simple muslin or plain calico.”
“After the trial, I watched as another female pathologist collected maggots from a spinal column found in the desert. There was a decomposed head, too, and before leaving work she planned to simmer it and study the exposed cranium for contusions. I was asked to pass this information along to the chief medical examiner, and, looking back, I perhaps should have chosen my words more carefully. 'Fire up the kettle,' I told him. 'Ol'-fashioned skull boil at five p.m.”
“You think of yourselves as human beings, but I think of you as 99 percent bacterial.”

Source : "How bacteria 'talk'". TED conference, www.ted.com. February 2009.
“Nietzsche's accomplishment is that he permits us to see corruption from the inside.”
“I had used eclectic therapy and behavior therapy on myself at the age of 19 to get over my fear of public speaking and of approaching young women in public.”

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