"The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous."

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Source : Shana Alexander (1970). “The feminine eye”, McCall Pub. Co

Shana Alexander

#Love Quotes #Life Quotes #Relationship Quotes

“It is true that traditional Christianity is losing some of its appeal among Americans, but that is a religious, not political, matter. It is worth remembering that the Jeffersonian 'wall of separation' between church and state has always been intended to protect the church from the state as much as the state from the church.”
“I think probably underneath it all, film [Kino] has its own rhythm and its own dynamic, and we were trying to capture the movement of film and cross-reference it with music.”
“Love at its highest flood rushes beyond its object, and loses itself in the sense of divine mystery.”
“Only a person with the true heart of a dictionary-writer would be lying in bed, three days after being stabbed in the gut, worrying about his P's.”
“Food banking as well as other antihunger programs do a good job of managing poverty by alleviating its worst symptom, hunger.”
“I treat every race the same. We all wanted to swim fast today and give something back to the crowd.”
“I'm a giraffe. I even walk like a giraffe with a long neck and legs. It's a pretty dumb animal, mind you.”
“Rural towns aren't always idyllic. It's easy to feel trapped and be aware of social hypocrisy.”

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