"A pool is, for many of us in the West, a symbol not of affluence but of order, of control over the uncontrollable. A pool is water, made available and useful, and is, as such, infinitely soothing to the western eye."

-- Joan Didion

#Eye Quotes #Order Quotes #Water Quotes

“I can't imagine anybody not wanting to make sure that noncitizens don't dilute legitimate U.S. citizens' vote.”
“Years from now, when cinephiles are asked to name the movies' golden age, they'll say it was when Cate Blanchett was in them.”

Source : "The 2007 TIME 100: Cate Blanchett" by Richard Corliss, content.time.com. May 3, 2007.
“All strategy depends on competition.”
“The Tea Party people say they're angry about socialism, but maybe they're really angry about capitalism. If there's a sense of being looked down upon, it's that sense of failure that's built into a system that assures everyone they can make it to the top, but then reserves the top for only a tiny fraction of the strivers.”
“I was talking to Jesus, and I said, Jesus, I feel like no one will ever accept me. And Jesus looked at me and said, You know what my theory is? Accept me or go to hell.”
“Don't get bitter and twisted and nasty by life. You may have been wronged or cheated on; two wrongs never make a right. Instead learn your mistakes and learn your lessons. Remain strong with your head held high.”
“In the restaurant it's much more serious.”
“It has been women who have breathed gentleness and care into the hard progress of humankind.”

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