"There are poisons that blind you, and poisons that open your eyes."

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Source : August Strindberg (1983). “Strindberg, Five Plays”, p.296, Univ of California Press

August Strindberg

#Eye Quotes #Vision Quotes #Poison Quotes

“There are many women who came before me who didn't really have the same opportunities that I have had. That's why I always wanted to be a great ambassador - not only today's generation - but for the women who really didn't have a voice, but who paved the way for me.”
“Attackers may sometimes regret bad moves, but it is much worse to forever regret an opportunity you allowed to pass you by.”

Source : Garry Kasparov (2010). “How Life Imitates Chess: Making the Right Moves, from the Board to the Boardroom”, p.73, Bloomsbury Publishing USA
“My happiest times in the theater are when I do ensemble pieces. I really got into theater because of that closeness.”
“As people are walking all the time, in the same spot, a path appears.”
“I think that the environmental movement is wisely moving away from a largely emotion-based argument for the spiritual or intrinsic value of Nature with a capital "N" and evolving toward a very hard-nosed case for the economic value of natural capital, ecosystem services, biodiversity, etc.”
“Fashion is what time looks like.”

Source : Isabel Toledo (2012). “Roots of Style: Weaving Together Life, Love, and Fashion”, p.7, Penguin
“There's a good reason catas say me-ow rather than we-ow or you-ow.”
“Paranoia is just having the right information.”

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