"The human face is the organic seat of beauty.... It is the register of value in development, a record of Experience, whose legitimate office is to perfect the life, a legible language to those who will study it, of the majestic mistress, the soul."

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Source : Eliza Wood Farnham (1864). “Woman and Her Era”, p.107

#Perfect Quotes #Office Quotes #Soul Quotes

“In 'Law & Order,' your main job is to stay out of the way of the plot. On another show you'd receive your script and see stuff that seems challenging and feel excited that the writers thought highly enough of you to write it for you.”
“Having a good time together is the essence of lovingness and the best means of increasing it.”

Source : Benjamin Spock, M.D. (1985). “Raising Children in a Difficult Time”, Pocket
“I want more from David Beckham. I want him to improve on perfection.”
“If I care to listen to every criticism, let alone act on them, then this shop may as well be closed for all other businesses. I have learned to do my best, and if the end result is good then I do not care for any criticism, but if the end result is not good, then even the praise of ten angels would not make the difference.”
“It is also very important to observe, that menial servants are absolutely necessary to make the resources of the higher and middle classes of society efficient in the demand for material products.”
“Attention to detail is the secret of success in every sphere of life, and little kindnesses, little acts of consideration, little appreciations, little confidences,. . . . they are all that are needed to keep the friendship sweet.”
“Instead of the god of security, we bow to the greater god of freedom, the freedom to take risks and master danger in order to be intensely alive.”
“The problems to be faced are vast and complex, but come down to this: 6.6 billion people are breeding exponentially. The process of fulfilling their wants and needs is stripping earth of its biotic capacity to produce life; a climactic burst of consumption by a single species is overwhelming the skies, earth, waters, and fauna.”

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