"The earth is, like our own skin, fated to carry the scars of ancient wounds."

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Source : Fernand Braudel (1990). “The Identity of France: History and environment”, Harpercollins

Fernand Braudel

#Skins Quotes #World Quotes #Earth Quotes

“I grew up not liking my father very much. I never saw him cry. But he must have. Everybody cries.”
“I've been told if you're an actress you can't sing, if you're a dancer you can't act, you can't do theatre and be respected if you've done a TV soap, you can't have a No. 1 record. All these different things they've told me I can't do, but I wanted to do them, so I've done them.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I am certainly not perfect. I don't think you should try to be perfect for anyone. When you come to terms with that, then you're OK.”

Source : "Elle Fanning on Boys, Marilyn Monroe, and her New Film 'Ginger & Rosa'". Interview with Ashley Terrill, www.elle.com. March 15, 2013.
“We must choose. Be a child of the past with all its crudities and imperfections, its failures and defeats, or a child of the future, the future of symmetry and ultimate success.”
“I am now past the craggy paths of study, and come to the flowery plains of honor and reputation.”
“Every tear should live its purpose. Don't ever wipe the reason away.”

Source : Twitter post from Dec 24, 2009
“The unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism.”

Source : 'Hansard' 15 May 1973, col. 1243 (on the Lonrho affair)
“America used to live by the motto "Father Knows Best." Now we're lucky if "Father Knows He Has Children." We've become a nation of sperm donors and baby daddies.”

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