"You shouldn't wallow in self-pity. But it's OK to put your feet in it and swish them around a little."

-- Dick Guindon

#Self Quotes #Feet Quotes #Littles Quotes

“Varied are the ideas of what constitutes "success," e.g. money, position, power, achievement, honours, and the like. But these are not open to every man-nor do they bring what is real success, namely, happiness.”
“If you copy then it is not self-expression.”
“Marvelous wonders don't have to happen of a sudden, the way they do in the Arabian Nights. They can also take a long time, like crystals growing, or minds changing, or leaves turning. The trick is to keep an eye peeled, so they don't slip by unappreciated.”
“Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.”
“It is quite an illusion to imagine that one adjusts to reality essentially without the use of language and that language is merely an incidental means of solving specific problems of communication or reflection.”

Source : Edward Sapir, David Goodman Mandelbaum (1985). “Selected Writings of Edward Sapir in Language, Culture and Personality”, p.162, Univ of California Press
“The media's power is frail. Without the people's support, it can be shut off with the ease of turning a light switch.”
“Catastrophe and creation are twins.”
“No, my heart will not yet despair. Gandalf fell and has returned and is with us. We may stand, if only on one leg, or at least be left still upon our knees.”

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