"No temptation can ever be measured by the value of its object."

-- Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

#Temptation Quotes #Values Quotes

“The people that weep before my paintings are having the same religious experience that I had when I painted it.”
“Writing is for men who can think and feel, not mindless sensation seekers out of nightclubs and bars. But these are bad times. We are condemned to work with upstarts, clowns who no doubt got their training in a circus and then turned to journalism as the appropriate place to display their tricks.”
“Whenever we don't turn the ball over, we're pretty productive. When you're turning the ball over, you're cutting down on offensive opportunities.”
“It looked as if a night of dark intent was coming, and not only a night, an age. Someone had better be prepared for rage...”
“I went through so many things personally, emotionally and mentally during that time off that I know that I'm better for it now and I think I'm a better athlete because of that.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Have you really read all those books in your room?â€ Alaska laughing- â€œOh God no. Iâ€™ve maybe read a third of â€˜em. But Iâ€™m going to read them all. I call it my Lifeâ€™s Library. Every summer since I was little, Iâ€™ve gone to garage sales and bought all the books that looked interesting. So I always have something to read.”
“The erogenous zone is always shifting, and it is the business of fashion to pursue it, without ever catching it up.”

Source : James Laver (1969). “Modesty in dress: an inquiry into the fundamentals of fashion”
“Girls get competitive, as though there's only one spot in the world for everything _ but that's not true. We need to stick together and see there's more to life than pleasing men. It's important not to cut yourself off from female friendships. I think sometimes girls get scared of other girls, but you need each other.”

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