"Everyone had clearly spent far too long perfecting their appearance. I used to feel intimidated by people like this; now I see them as walking insecurity beacons, slaves to the perceived judgment of others, trapped within a self- perpetuating circle of crushing status anxiety."

-- Charlie Brooker

#Crush Quotes #Self Quotes #Circles Quotes

“You are made in the image of what you desire.”
“Knitting is very conducive to thought. It is nice to knit a while, put down the needles, write a while, then take up the sock again.”
“If you're going to hire an assassin, let him go out and kill someone. I can't be Shaq taking six or seven shots.”
“The redeeming feature of war is that it puts a nation to the test. As exposure to the atmosphere reduces all mummies to instant dissolution, so war passes supreme judgment upon social systems that have outlived their vitality.”
“No aquarium, no tank in a marine land, however spacious it may be, can begin to duplicate the conditions of the sea. And no dolphin who inhabits one of those aquariums or one of those marine lands can be considered normal.”
“Philanthropy is involved with basic innovations that transform society, not simply maintaining the status quo or filling basic social needs that were formerly the province of the public sector.”
“Don't die with your music (stories/talents) still inside you. Listen to your intuitive inner voice and find what passion stirs your soul.”
“Words had become overnight just little coins, insignificant and unfreighted, to be exchanged for ribbons, buttons, for an apple or an egg.”

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