"Have you noticed how many people who walk in the shade curse the Sun?"

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Source : Idries Shah (1983). “Reflections”, p.125, Octagon Press Ltd

Idries Shah

#Healing Quotes #People Quotes #Sun Quotes

“It was very relaxing to be away from civilization, and this bothered me. I should not have found the loneliness so welcoming.”
“My dad treated me like a boy because he grew up with four brothers. He didn't baby me. He was never, like, "You're a girl, you can't do this." I never felt like I had to put a feminine spin on anything, I just wanted to do what the boys did as good or better.”

Source : "Kid Sister: 'I'm Gonna Fart on Usher!'". Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. January 7, 2009.
“When you have success on the field, you're more popular and you have that fame that comes with it. You realize you're in the public eye more and you've got to be a little bit more careful about some of the things you're doing out in public and make sure you're smart about the things you say. You're still going to make mistakes from time to time, but you represent an even greater population and people are that much more looking for you to be in the wrong place at the wrong time or fall down or say something really stupid that's going to get you in trouble.”

Source : Source: www.usatoday.com
“When I get up I still check the rap blogs before I check any kind of dance stuff.”

Source : Source: www.gq.com
“And there is no getting away from the fact - and this is a key point of discontent among many who are upset with the health care reform bill is it didn't go far enough. They say why isn't it in place now? Why don't I see some benefits now? All I see is the potential for losing insurance coverage, for premiums going up. That's hurting Obama.”
“One kind of good book should leave you asking: how did the author know that about me?”
“We went to a small lake, Bass Lake. It was beautiful. It was perfectly still when we got there in the morning. The fog was lifting off the water. It was just magical. And we did catch some fish, 13 fish.”
“The Establishment center... has led us into the stupidest and cruelest war in all history. That war is a moral and political disaster - a terrible cancer eating away at the soul of our nation.”

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