"Speaking as somebody with three sisters and a very largely female Muslim family, there is not a single woman I know in my family or in their friends who would have accepted the wearing of a veil."

-- Salman Rushdie

#Veils Quotes #Female Quotes #Three Quotes

“If you imitate someone, you owe them a royalty check. If you emulate them, you don't. There's a big difference. Check your lawyer.”
“The vital function that pets fulfill in this world hasn't been fully recognized. They keep millions of people sane.”
“Woman, in short, has an unconscious life, man a conscious life, and the genius the most conscious life.”

Source : Otto Weininger (1906). “Sex & Character”, p.113, Рипол Классик
“We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.”
“Being clear of clutter is one of the greatest aids I know to discovering and manifesting the life you want.”

Source : Karen Kingston (2015). “Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui”, p.33, Harmony
“Thereâ€™s something about seeing an adult you knew in childhood that makes them marginally vulnerable to you, and vice versa. Thereâ€™s also something comforting in thinking that if they made it this far, relatively unscathed, then maybe you didnâ€™t turn out half bad either.”
“The inertia of a jungle village is a dangerous thing. Before you know it your whole life has slipped by and you are still waiting there.”
“Many people who have been around boxing all those years never had a champion, certainly a heavyweight champion....For that to happen in one's lifetime is so improbable. I got Floyd Patterson, then, here, at the age of 76, I was fortunate to come in contact with this young man who has, in my opinion, all the requirements to be a champion that I believe he's going to be, maybe the best that ever lived.”

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