"The word 'barren' tells you everything you need to know. The word 'spinster' tells you everything you need to know about our attitude of women who choose not to marry. ... Imagine if you saw George Clooney on the cover of a magazine every week with: 'Is George broody? Is George gonna adopt a baby? When is George gonna have another kid?' It would just seem weird. We'd seem demented, yet it's totally valid for women."

-- Caitlin Moran

#Baby Quotes #Attitude Quotes #Kids Quotes

“The phrase 'domestic cat' is an oxymoron.”
“The real secret is to build an organization that isn't afraid to make changes while it is still successful, before change becomes imperative for survival.”
“But remember, when the people once part with power, they can seldom or never resume it but by force. Many instances can be produced in which the people have voluntarily increased the powers of their rulers; but few, if any, in which rulers have willingly abridged their authority. This is a sufficient reason to induce you to be careful, in the first instance, how you deposit the powers of government.”
“Always point your finger at the chest of the person with whom you are being photographed. You will appear dynamic. And no photo editor can crop you from the picture.”

Source : Ken Auletta (2011). “Hard Feelings: Reporting on the Pols, the Press, the People and the City”, p.413, Random House
“And I remember leaving my place in L.A. and - my father is a big fight fan - and I said, 'Dad, I got a couple of days off and I'm getting ready to go to Houston to sign to fight Muhammad Ali.”
“I saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men had been secretly buying ammunition.”
“I go every year to the Huvafen Fushi in the Maldives and it's spectacular.”
“Those who wish to pet and baby wild animals 'love' them. But those who respect their natures and wish to let them live normal lives, love them more.”

Source : Edwin Way Teale (1987). “Circle of the seasons: the journal of a naturalist's year”, Olympic Marketing Corp

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