"I'm not very pious about anything, fortunately, but I'm skewering myself first. I'm skewering things that I care about and things that are important to me and then just my own foibles."

-- Paul Beatty

#Important Quotes #Care Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“Gay people are nice people. Just like any other people. And gay people love reggae music. Yeah. And gay people love Jamaica.”
“All a woman needs is a good bath, clean clothes, and for her hair to be combed. These things she can do herself. I very seldom go to the hairdresser, but when I do, I just marvel.”
“We must vigilantly stand on guard within our own borders for human rights and fundamental freedoms which are our proud heritage......w e cannot take for granted the continuance and maintenance of those rights and freedoms.”
“Iâ€™m supposed to figure out if the glass is half full or half empty,â€ I told her. Without a momentâ€™s hesitation, in a split second, my grandmother shrugged and said: â€œIt depends on if youâ€™re drinking or pouring.”
“Those who do not believe do not pray. This is a good functional definition of faith. Faith prays, unbelief does not.”

Source : John A. Hardon (1971). “Christianity in the Twentieth Century”
“Teaching yoga is the only thing I can do. I can't imagine not doing it. I love it because I believe in it.”

Source : "A Conversation with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee". Interview with Rachel P. Goldstein, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“Oxytocin infusion increases generosity in unilateral monetary transfers by 80 percent [and] increases donations to charity by 50 percent.”
“I'm not going to say that all the cabinet appointments of the men and women, you know, obviously we might have some reservations on some, but the women's movement has congratulated them for some of the appointments and is urging and encouraging more women in the Executive Branch and high areas.”

Source : Interview with Joanne Bamberger, www.blogher.com. December 22, 2008.

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