"Extremes produce reaction. Beware that our boasted civilization does not lapse into barbarism."

-- Antoine Rivarol

#Civilization Quotes #Doe Quotes #Lapses Quotes

“If you can't eat it, can't sleep under it, can't wear it or make something from it, it's not worth anything.”
“Is she going to, or has she done it? Has it happened? What is the story here?”
“That's the power behind a tool like Facebook Connect. It is making a Web without walls. Facebook allows you to go to other sites to comment, rate, etc., without having to set up a new profile for that site.”
“I like when my man is worldly, know the finer things in life, is well traveled, and educated. It's important to me that he's able to talk to all types of people, from doctors to dishwashers.”
“The key to your universe is that you can choose.”
“Like my grandmother always said, 'you never know the blessings that come from suffering.”
“There are those moments when you shake someone's hand, have a conversation with someone, and suddenly your all bound together because you share your humanity in one simple moment.”
“Facts mean nothing to wounded feelings ...”

Source : Barbara Grizzuti Harrison (1989). “Italian Days”, p.353, Atlantic Monthly Press

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