"Culture is a slingshot moved by the force of its past"

-- Barbara Kingsolver

#Past Quotes #Culture Quotes #Slingshots Quotes

“Truly, life is the misery we endure between disappointments.”

Source : Joe Abercrombie (2009). “Last Argument Of Kings: The First Law: Book Three”, p.436, Hachette UK
“Always appreciate the gift of life! Be happy and have fun!”
“As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December's bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same.”
“Even when other people donâ€™t expect a lot out of you,you have to take the initiative.”
“There is only one type of story in the world-your story.”
“My friends and family definitely helped me with the biggest obstacle in my life, which was just staying in L.A. long enough to really give it a shot.”
“A relation is formed betwixt every man and the fruits of his own labour, the very thing we call property, which he himself is sensible of, and of which every other is equally sensible. Yours and mine are terms in all languages, familiar among savages, and understood even by children. This is a fact, which every human creature can testify.”
“I like to move fast, and wearing high heels was tough, and low heels with a skirt is unattractive. So pants took over.”

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