"The one prediction that never comes true is, 'You'll thank me for telling you this."

-- Judith Martin

#Predictions Quotes #Conversation Quotes #Busybodies Quotes

“Adolescence is a new birth, for the higher and more completely human traits are now born.”

Source : G. Stanley Hall (2013). “Adolescence - Its Psychology and Its Relations to Physiology, Anthropology, Sociology, Sex, Crime, and Religion (1931)”, p.12, Read Books Ltd
“I lived in Paris when I was 20 and 21, and actually knew people that worked for the government there, that talked about terrorism in the country 20 years ago.”
“If men were equally at risk from this condition - if they knew their bellies might swell as if they were suffering from end-stage cirrhosis, that they would have to go nearly a year without a stiff drink, a cigarette, or even an aspirin, that they would be subject to fainting spells and unable to fight their way onto commuter trains - then I am sure that pregnancy would be classified as a sexually transmitted disease and abortions would be no more controversial than emergency appendectomies.”
“The usual dog about the town is much inclined to play the clown.”
“While in a crowded underground carriage, scream 'It's happening again!”
“Whether it's choosing a career or deciding what charity to get involved with, the choice should come from your heart. Ultimately you are the one who has to get up every morning and enjoy what you are doing, so make sure it matters to you.”
“I have no fear in moving up (in weight) and fighting.”
“The role of the infinitely small in nature is infinitely great.”

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