"Since social media has become so big, body image has taken a downward spiral. Especially in surfing, because we're in bikinis all day, we're really critiqued. After a competition, social media will just be talking about who looked better in a bikini instead of who surfed better. It's not even about the results anymore, so much is body. And that's really frustrating at times."

-- Coco Ho

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“Im so happy with The Blacklist. Give me more people to shoot and throw them off buildings.”
“It is better to forget about yourself altogether.”
“I've got a theory: if you love your workspace, you'll love your work a little more.”
“I was the type of person that would show a PowerPoint presentation about why I should do something versus crying and screaming over it.”
“The mind is still there even when thoughts are not...”
“Women rule our lives, don't they?”
“I've seen spring come to the orchard every year as far back as I can remember and I've never grown tired of it. Oh, the wonder of it! The outrageous beauty! God didn't have to give us cherry blossoms you know. He didn't have to make apple trees and peach trees burst into flower and fragrance. But God just loves to splurge. He gives us all this magnificence and then, if that isn't enough, He provides fruit from such extravagance.”

Source : Lynn Austin (2001). “Hidden Places: A Novel”, p.210, Bethany House
“The Jain religion in India teaches that because all life is essentially interrelated and interconnected, all living beings should be considered sacred and be respected. This belief forms the basis of the doctrine of ahimsa, which has been translated into English variously as "reverence for life," "nonviolence," and "dynamic compassion."”

Source : Nathaniel Altman (1994). “Sacred Trees”, Random House (NY)

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