"Because a women's beauty does not belong to her alone. It is a part of the bounty she brings into the world. She has a duty to share it."

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Source : J. M. Coetzee (1999). “Disgrâce”, Random House (UK)

J. M. Coetzee

#Doe Quotes #World Quotes

“Only in the West did a philosophy develop that was not only no longer the love of wisdom but went so far as to deny the category of wisdom as a legitimate form of knowledge. The result was a hatred of wisdom that should more appropriately be called â€˜misosophyâ€™ (literarily hatred of Sophia, Wisdom) rather than philosophy.”

Source : Seyyed Hossein Nasr (1996). “Religion and the Order of Nature”, p.80, Oxford University Press
“That I have no right to be jealous is irrelevant. It is a human passion: the sick, white underbelly of love.”
“My secret for success? I don't know what the hell success means.”
“If you chase two rabbits, you will lose them both.”
“The wind outside nested in each tree, prowled the sidewalks in invisible treads like unseen cats. Tom Skelton shivered. Anyone could see that the wind was a special wind this night, and the darkness took on a special feel because it was All Hallows' Eve. Everything seemed cut from soft black velvet or gold or orange velvet. Smoke panted up out of a thousand chimneys like the plumes of funeral parades. From kitchen windows drifted two pumpkin smells: gourds being cut, pies being baked.”
“Consult your dragon before you wager his hide.”

Source : Melanie Rawn (1991). “Stronghold”, p.295, Penguin
“I love the work, I love being in front of the camera and working with actors and directors and creating something. For me, it's like learning everyday.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“What is happening to teachers now across this nation is a disgrace. The attacks on them are a blot on our nation. Teachers and students are not different interest groups. Anyone who demeans teachers demeans education and hurts children.”

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