"Most of us retain enough of the theological attitude to think that we are little gods."

-- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

#Religious Quotes #Attitude Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Originality is nothing but judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.”
“It is imperative to base your life on yourself, to take responsibility for your own happiness.”
“I like doom and gloom with a sense of humour. Maybe it's a Scottish thing, we like to undercut indulgence with a laugh.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“It's amazing how coke encompasses everything in your life. Addicts cannot confront life because they only think of their next hit. I ruined life for my parents, my sister and all my friends.”
“As a young girl, there were the obvious messages about what girls could and couldn't achieve. And to compound the limitations I felt being leveled upon me, I realized at the age of nine, that I was gay.”

Source : "Confessions of a Gay Christian Country Singer" by Chely Wright, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 24, 2011.
“Disease is an abnormal state of the body which primarily and independently produces a disturbance in the normal functions of the body. It may be an abnormality of temperament or form (structure). Symptom is a manifestation of some abnormal state in the body. It may be harmful as a colic pain or harmless as the flushing of cheeks in peripneumonia.”
“Something I like to do a lot is just sit by water when thereâ€™s a current and just stare into the water. I donâ€™t fish, I donâ€™t hunt, I donâ€™t scuba, I donâ€™t spear, donâ€™t boat, donâ€™t play basketball or football â€“ I excel at staring into space. Iâ€™m really good at that.”

Source : "Iggy Pop: 'I was looking for an elegant coma'". Interview with Mark Tutton, edition.cnn.com. July 1, 2009.
“War among men defiles this world.”

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