"In every age, people are certain that only the things they have deemed valuable have true value. The search for love and the search for wealth are always the two best stories. But while a love story is timeless, the story of a quest for wealth, given enough time, will always seem like the vain pursuit of a mirage."

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Source : Mark Kurlansky (2003). “Salt: A World History”, p.15, Penguin

Mark Kurlansky

#Love Quotes #Two Quotes #People Quotes

“The awful thing is that you can never be aware of what you are not aware of.”
“In our system, at about 11:30 on election night, they just push you off the edge of the cliff-and that's it. You might scream on the way down, but you're going to hit the bottom, and you're not going to be in elective office.”
“I'm in my best shape when I'm really anxious, because I have to get to the gym. Physically I'm in the best shape.”
“We call for the end of bigotry as we know it. The end of racism as we know it. The end of child abuse in the family as we know it. The end of sexism as we know it. The end of homophobia as we know it. We stand for freedom as we have yet to know it. And we will not be denied.”
“A man searching for paradise lost can seem a fool to those who never sought the other world.”
“I've spoken in front of members of the U.S. Congress about a new dream of living in communities where everybody is welcome and everyone can live and go to school and work without facing the fear of bullies.”

Source : "On World Down Syndrome Day, Speaking Out on How Bullying Hurts and Kills Dreams" by Lauren Potter, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 21, 2012.
“The perfect guy is not the one who has the most money or the most handsome one you'll meet. He is the one who knows how to make you smile and will take care of you each and everyday until the end of time.”
“I never liked group work in school.”

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