"Intolerance of mediocrity has been the main prop of my independence."

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Source : Elsa Maxwell (1955). “I married the world”

Elsa Maxwell

#Independence Quotes #Mediocrity Quotes #Intolerance Quotes

“The women who don't feel that people think they're sexy are the ones who seem to titillate in that way, because they don't feel like they're getting that kind of approval”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I think I know why you never married, Sarah." "Well, and I reckoned if I wanted something that'd come and go as he pleased, take me for granted, and ignore me when he chose, I'd get a cat. And if I wanted something I'd always have to be picking up after, getting into trouble, but slavishly devoted, I'd get a dog.”
“Wert thou all that I wish thee, great, glorious, and free, First flower of the earth and first gem of the sea.”
“Behold a republic standing erect while empires all around are bowed beneath the weight of their own armaments - a republic whose flag is loved while other flags are only feared.”
“None of us are saints.”
“A different script calls for different things. It always takes me a long time to get to know the part, and know the logic behind the words. I have to be with the script for quite a long time before things start to fall into place, before they become part of the character.”

Source : "Sally Hawkins: 'I hope some sort of magic will kick in'" by Sally Hawkins, www.theguardian.com. May 9, 2009.
“The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others' burdens, easing other's loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas.”
“So must people hate their jobs.That's why they're called it jobs”

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