"Ask a glass of water why it pities the rain. Ask the lunatic yard dog why it tolerates the leash."

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Source : Terrance Hayes (2010). “Lighthead”, p.14, Penguin

Terrance Hayes

#Dog Quotes #Rain Quotes #Glasses Quotes

“What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to something that already is?”
“The function of a leader within any institution: to provide that regulation through his or her non-anxious, self-defined presence.”

Source : Edwin H. Friedman (2007). “A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix”, p.151, Church Publishing, Inc.
“I always felt like I had the word "illegal" tattooed on my forehead.”

Source : "A Minute With: Filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas on being 'undocumented'". Interview with Eric Kelsey, www.reuters.com. June 25, 2014.
“Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness.”
“I have heard people say, "I garden in lieu of therapy, but therapy would be cheaper." I believe gardening's worth the price since it's at least as effective in curing head and heart of what ails us.”
“As to religion a moderate stock will satisfy me. She must believe in god and hate a saint.”
“It is in front of the the paper that the artist creates himself.”
“But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts”

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