"The solemnity of the annual Nobel ceremonies in Stockholm with the cheerful bad taste of the grand opening of a shopping center in Los Angeles."

-- Vincent Canby

#Shopping Quotes #Cheerful Quotes #Taste Quotes

“Play for the name on the front of the shirt, and they will remember the name on the back”
“Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement.”

Source : Jane Welsh Carlyle (1883). “Letters and Memorials...”
“To sing means to sense and to affirm that the spirit is real and that its glory is present.”
“At the gym, men are just as self conscious and check themselves out in the mirror just as much as women do. In regards to cooking, men can do more than BBQ. All you need to do is askâ€”but be sure to do it after the game! Oh, and, men do like salads, especially if they are topped off with bacon!”
“Some women enjoy unhappy love affairs, you know, though I have always felt that they are greatly overrated.”
“Instead of fighting the ego, I align with the evolutionary impulse and I ask myself: What does the evolutionary impulse wants to say or do through me?”

Source : FaceBook post by Marc Gafni from Apr 07, 2015
“Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.”

Source : Testimony at House of Representatives hearings on cigarette advertising, 25 June 1981
“Now is the dwelling place of God himself.”

Source : Thomas Raymond Kelly (1987). “The Eternal Promise: A Sequel to A Testament of Devotion”

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