"The basis of insincerity is the idealized image we hold of ourselves and wish to impose on others."

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Anais Nin

#Wish Quotes #Insincerity Quotes #Bases Quotes

“I think the first and principle objective is to repeal Obamacare before it does lasting, fundamental damage to our health care system, to our individual liberty, to the relationship each of us has with his or her doctor.”
“The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to.”
“Behind this mask there is more than just flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea... and ideas are bulletproof.”
“Perseverance is impossible if we don't permit ourselves to hope.”
“I do enjoy talking about how everything's changed and I'm fascinated by it, and I can spend my time worrying, like, "Are we going to appeal to teens?" But then, if I were to try to make a record for teens, I'd be doing exactly what I said I didn't want to do. That'd be posturing. And I'm watching other people trying to do that, and they all look stupid. But for some of them, it's working, so cash in.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“I first tried a novel when I was 14. First finished one when I was 16. First started working on stuff that had a chance of being salable in my early 20s, then didn't write much fiction at all because I was in grad school.”

Source : Source: www.sfsignal.com
“Had today's technophobic zealots [environmental activists] been in charge in previous centuries, we would have to roll human progress back to the Middle Ages - and beyond, since even fire, the wheel and organic farming pose risks, and none would have passed the "absolute safety" test the zealots demand. Putting them in charge now would mean an end to progress, and perpetual deprivation for inhabitants of developing nations.”
“Women won't have total equality until men can get pregnant.”

Source : Diana Palmer (2005). “Night Fever”, p.89, HQN Books

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