"Every time you have a carrot instead of a cookie, every time you go to the gym instead of going to the movies, that's a costly investment in your health. But how much you want to invest is going to depend on how much longer you expect to live in the future, even if you don't make those investments."

-- Emily Oster

#Cookies Quotes #Want Quotes #Investment Quotes

“Although I grew up in London, I spent summers in Missouri, where my dad lived. It's quite a liberal town, Kansas City. You'd be surprised.”

Source : "Hayley Atwell Is a Woman We Love" by Peter Martin, www.esquire.com. July 19, 2011.
“A newspaper reported that I spent $30,000 a year buying Paris clothes and that women hate me for it. I couldn't spend that much unless I wore sable underwear”
“Therapy is too good to be limited to the sick.”

Source : Erving Polster, Miriam Polster (1973). “Gestalt therapy integrated: contours of theory and practice”
“Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.”
“An authentic life is the most personal form of worship. Everyday life has become my prayer.”
“Peace, to have meaning for many who have only known suffering in both peace and war, must be translated into bread or rice, shelter, health and education, as well as freedom and human dignity.”
“Afghanistan is a country in need. Afghanistan needs to protect itself in the region; Afghanistan needs to secure itself within the country. Afghanistan needs to develop its forces, and Afghanistan needs to provide stability to the people.”

Source : "The Loneliness of the Afghan President: Karzai on His Own". Interview with Aryn Baker, content.time.com. May 31, 2012.
“Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell.”

Source : "In Passing: Condolences and Complaints on Death, Dying, and Related Disappointments". Book by Jon Winokur, p. 144, 2005.

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