"Now, it it well known that one cannot step on a tack without saying something about it."

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Source : Joshua Slocum, Applewood Books (CRT) (2006). “Sailing Alone Around the World”, p.103, Applewood Books

Joshua Slocum

#Steps Quotes #Well Known Quotes #Wells Quotes

“Decisions are made by those who show up. Don't ever forget that you're a citizen of this world.”
“The Black Parade has to go home soon, so you're gonna be stuck with My Chemical Romance. I'm sorry. That singer has a despicable mouth, he dresses funny, and he can't sing!”
“I was a lonely, frightened little fat kid who felt there was something deeply wrong with me because I didn't feel like I was the gender I'd been assigned. I felt there was something wrong with me, something sick and twisted inside me, something very very bad about me. And everything I read backed that up.”

Source : Kate Bornstein (2013). “Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us”, p.22, Routledge
“Until the June 1967 war I was completely caught up in the life of a young professor of English. Beginning in 1968, I started to think, write, and travel as someone who felt himself to be directly involved in the renaissance of Palestinian life and politics.”
“Each gig should be unique. You're always treading that line between keeping yourself fresh and giving people something they want to hear”
“I think fans of the sport have a good understanding now of how fit Formula One drivers need to be.”
“Without fathers you would have no civilization.”
“I remember the '80s being about the Cold War and Reagan and the homeless problem and AIDS. To me, it was kind of a dark, depressing time.”

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