"It is somehow reassuring to discover that the word travel is derived from travail, denoting the pains of childbirth."

-- Jessica Mitford

#Pain Quotes #Reassuring Quotes #Childbirth Quotes

“If I had not kissed anyone, or danced with anyone, or had a reason to cry, the music made me feel as if I had gone through all that anyway.”

Source : Lavinia Greenlaw (2015). “The Importance of Music to Girls”, p.75, Faber & Faber
“The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy.”
“O thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou has no name to be known by, let us call thee devil....O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains! that we should, with joy, pleasance revel and applause, transform ourselves into beasts!”
“Only the Holy Spirit has the power to make the changes God wants to make in our lives.... We allow Christ to live through us... through the choices we make. We choose to do the right thing in situations and then trust God's Spirit to give us his power, love, faith, and wisdom to do it. Since God's Spirit lives inside of us, these things are always available for asking.”
“... a country encapsulates our childhood and those lanes, byres, fields, flowers, insects, suns, moons and stars are forever reoccurring.”
“Blacks own so little of the music business, it's pathetic. But I see that changing soon. Black artists, black businessmen and women will unite.”
“Paper is my best friend and paper seller is my worst friend!”

Source : Humor & Caricature magazine, April 1995.
“Gone are the days when African leaders used to misrule their people and the rest of Africa was quiet under the guise of what was called non-interference.”

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