"A tortoise is, I suppose, a Jewish pet. It knows its place. Out on the lawn. It doesn't bark. It doesn't tear the Dralon."

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Source : Maureen Lipman (2013). “Past-It Notes”, p.25, JR Books Limited

Maureen Lipman

#Animal Quotes #Pet Quotes #Tears Quotes

“My mother goes crazy over babies. Some people just do. They love 'em! I never have. Babies scare me more than anything. They're tiny and fragile and impressionable - and someone else's! As much as I hate borrowing stuff, that is how much I hate holding other people's babies. It's too much responsibility.”
“When mind controls man, itâ€™s ... Bhoga (bondage). But when man controls mind, itâ€™s...Yoga”
“People often pulled into Scientology want to address personal problems in their life, and Scientology says we have technology that addresses these kinds of problems. Just focusing on the problems and trying to remedy them can be helpful.”
“I abhor crime novels in which the main character can behave however he or she pleases, or do things that normal people do not do, without those actions having social consequences.”
“The '60s are presented to kids today as a commodity.”
“Sufism is not a religion or a philosophy, it is neither deism nor atheism, nor is it a moral, nor a special kind of mysticism, being free from the usual religious sectarianism. If ever it could be called a religion, it would only be as a religion of love, harmony, and beauty.”
“I didn't want to be an actress. I wanted to be a dentist, but you never know what life will bring you.”
“The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making assumptions. It often proved fatal.”

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