"Words are like planets, each with its own gravitational pull."

-- Kenneth Burke

#Language Quotes #Planets Quotes

“I quit because I'm so tired of hearing bad news about cigarettes... Even if they discover good news, they don't publicize it - like the fact that smoking seriously reduces the risk of jogging.”
“What man with a human heart, who has ever cared for domestic animals, could look into their eyes, so full of confidence and affection, and willingly give them over to the butcher's knife? How could he devour their flesh as a sweet morsel?”
“The television industry doesn't like to see the compexity of the world. It prefers simple reporting, with simple ideas: this is white, that's black; this is good, that's bad.”
“Punctuality comes high on my list of unforgivable sins.”
“For years, my job was to make the movie inexpensively. And I could bring it in. What I can't control are the costs of marketing.”
“It is, I think, that we are all so alone in what lies deepest in our souls, so unable to find the words, and perhaps the courage to speak with unlocked hearts, that we don't know at all that it is the same with others.”
“I have discovered that my freedom is within me, and nothing can destroy it.”
“Surround yourself with the kinds of input that are uplifting, that expand your mind and settle your spirit.”

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