"Not only does travel give us a new system of reckoning, it also brings to the fore unknown aspects of our own self. Our consciousness being broadened and enriched, we shall judge ourselves more correctly."

-- Ella Maillart

#Self Quotes #Giving Quotes #Judging Quotes

“Most books reviews aren't very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the book.”

Source : "Better than Amis?" by Stephanie Merritt, www.theguardian.com. August 31, 2003.
“I was dishwasher, then promoted to chef in a local kitchen in a restaurant in Seattle, and I was working on a building site as well, putting in insulation and painting houses, and then doing some classes at a community college nearby.”

Source : Interview with Ken P., www.ign.com. February 11, 2003.
“Believe in God, for with the grace of God the American rockets will go astray and we will be saved.”

Source : "Cracks appear in coalition" by Ewen MacAskill, Ian Black and Ian Traynor, www.theguardian.com. September 15, 2001.
“Life is too short for mean anxieties.”
“The truth is that for those 86 long years when the Red Sox went without a World Series win, fans were not only in a recession, but trapped in a longstanding, deeply entrenched sports depression.”
“For the first time ever, overweight people outnumber average people in America. Doesn't that make overweight the average then? Last month you were fat, now you're average - hey, let's get a pizza!”
“So after a lovely family Xmas day, this 80s teen is off to bed feeling a bit sad, but listening to this masterpiece [George Michael: I can't make you love me].”

Source : Nicola Sturgeon @NicolaSturgeon, twitter.com. December 25, 2016.
“The best life is the one in which the creative impulses play the largest part and the possessive impulses the smallest.”

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