"Political poetry is the hardest thing to write because you cannot preach to the converted, and if you're only seeking to convert, then write an editorial. I hope I can write about Trump; he's too major a force not to be written about."

-- Mary Jo Salter

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“Many strange-looking people obviously dress according to deep convictions that are not shared by on-lookers - they clearly do not know how they actually look, but are satisfied with what their clothes make them feel and believe about their looks. These people may be the true originals, even though they are certainly not the best appreciated. The famous messages of dress, the well-known language of clothes, is very often not doing any communicating at all; a good deal of it is a form of private muttering.”

Source : Anne Hollander (2016). “Sex and Suits: The Evolution of Modern Dress”, p.141, Bloomsbury Publishing
“I have to live for others and not for myself: that's middle-class morality.”
“For a few moments, be aware of your potential for change. Whatever your present situation is, evolution and transformation are always possible. At the least, you can change your way of seeing things and then, gradually, your way of being as well.”

Source : Matthieu Ricard (2010). “The Art of Meditation”, p.24, Atlantic Books Ltd
“I think the Mussolinean institution of a third way alternative to comunism is currently still very relevant.”
“Cease trying to work everything out with your minds. It will get you nowhere. Live by intuition and inspiration and let your whole life be Revelation.”
“Opportunity lives at the intersection of what people need tomorrow and can be just barely built today.”

Source : Twitter post from May 08, 2013
“There are few mortals so insensible that their affections cannot he gained by mildness, their confidence by sincerity, their hatred by scorn or neglect”
“God's plan will continue on God's schedule.”

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