"A kite can't really fly free,that's just an expression. In order to soar high in the sky the string of a kite needs to be anchored. If the string breaks the kite drops back to the ground. The kite's freedom depends on it not being as free as he thinks it is."

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Source : Simon Napier-Bell (2013). “I'm Coming To Take You To Lunch: A fantastic tale of boys, booze and how Wham! were sold to China”, p.273, Random House

Simon Napier-Bell

#Thinking Quotes #Expression Quotes #Order Quotes

“I have just joined the Board of the Population Institute because I am convinced that early stabilization of the world's population is important for the attainment of this objective.”

Source : Walter Kohn, Matthias Scheffler, Peter Weinberger (2003). “Walter Kohn: Personal Stories and Anecdotes Told by Friends and Collaborators”, p.295, Springer Science & Business Media
“Couch surfing refers to the practice of temporarily lodging with a stranger - free of charge, unless you count being incessantly sociable as payment.”
“In my heart Im just a lucky waitress.”
“The less there is of a phone, the more I like it.”
“I wanted to kick Bruce in the taint. No one is just one thing. Many things contribute to the whole of a person, and just because vodka accounts for 50 percent of my body weight, that doesn't mean I walk around with a vodka drip, forcing every plant, person, or animal to imbibe. I've always had a disliking for animal trainers, and this guy cemented my theory that people who chaperone animals for a living have never had a girl sit on their face.”
“Compassion is the spontaneous wisdom of the heart. It's always with us. It always has been, and always will be. When it arises in us, we've simply learned to see how strong and safe we really are.”
“I have to live my life. I have a family and I just think it's absurd to let other people influence the way you live.”
“The humblest peasant is as free in the sight of God as the proudest monarch that ever swayed a sceptre. Liberty is a spirit sent from God and like its great Author is no respecter of persons.”

Source : Henry Highland Garnet (1865). “A Memorial Discourse”, p.48, Gale Cengage Learning

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