"Think before you speak. Read before you think."

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Source : Fran Lebowitz (2011). “The Fran Lebowitz Reader”, p.222, Vintage

Fran Lebowitz

#Inspirational Quotes #Wisdom Quotes #Reading Quotes

“The heart grows brutal feeding on fantasies.”
“Songs are your best teachers. I try to learn something from every song I hear”

Source : Source: www.beliefnet.com
“I am strongly pro-life, and have fought to protect the rights of the unborn my entire career. I will continue to fight for this cause because I value the sanctity of all human life.”
“The strength that comes from human collaboration is the central truth behind civilisation's success and the primary reason why cities existwe must free ourselves from our tendency to see cities as their buildings, and remember that the real city is made of flesh, not concrete.”
“It's really more about the moment than it is the award. You know how trophies are, you don't really think about them after a while. It's more about the moment of being encouraged to keep doing what you're doing that keeps you going.”
“Never ran away for the sake of scars.”
“Our humor turns our anger into a fine art.”
“Like a child exploring the attic of an old house on a rainy day, discovering a trunk full of treasure and then calling all his brothers and sisters to share the find, Richard J. 'Foster has 'found' the spiritual disciplines that the modern world has stored away and forgot, and has excitedly called us to celebrate them. For they are, as he shows us, the instruments of joy, the way into mature Christian spirituality and abundant life.”

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