"Every man I meet wants to protect me. I can't figure out what from."

-- Mae West

#Relationship Quotes #Women Quotes #Independent Quotes

“This is the law of the Yukon, that only the strong shall thrive; that surely the weak shall perish, and only the fit survive.”

Source : "The Law of the Yukon" l. 71 (1907)
“When you get into a film, it is one story and one set development of a character, and you are able to delve into one character for a short period of time and discover everything about them.”
“Art does not organize parties, nor is it the servant or colleague of power. Rather, the work of art becomes a political force simply through the faithful representation of the spirit. It is a political act to create an image of the self or of the collective.”

Source : Lewis Hyde (2009). “The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World”, p.258, Vintage
“sometimes gossip is by far the most reliable source of information about yourself and all your friends, especially in Manhattan. I always say why trust myself when gossip can tell moi the real truth about moi?”

Source : Plum Sykes (2007). “Bergdorf Blondes: A Novel”, Miramax Books
“I would be happy if I could meet some musicians interested in different acoustics and traditional music. Maybe I will find some Native American or Latin tunes. Anything. Even maybe a great heavy metal guitar player or drummer, and we can do something wild together. My next step is making more music without formats or borders. Not just simple songs or doing covers, but music with more ideas. I think it will again be a synthesis with something else.”
“Efficiency obliterates identity”

Source : William Greider (2003). “The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy”, p.54, Simon and Schuster
“Who watches golf on TV? Who calls eight friends over and gets a keg of beer? Landscapers, I guess. They sit around the TV, yelling, "Will you look at that golf path?Pure pea gravel."”
“Sometimes I feel like a sisterless child.”

Source : Louise Bernikow (1981). “Among women”, HarperCollins

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