"If you do nothing unexpected, nothing unexpected happens."

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Source : Fay Weldon (2014). “Moon Over Minneapolis”, p.5, Head of Zeus

Fay Weldon

#Unexpected Quotes #Awareness Quotes

“Shall we not, then, lay down a law, in the first place, that boys shall abstain altogether from wine till their eighteenth year, thereby teaching that it is wrong to add fire to fire, as through a funnel, pouring it into their body and soul before they proceed to the labor of life, thus exercising a caution as to the maddening habits of youth.”
“I connected very much with all the work of Joan Crawford because she started as a flapper. She used to dance and sing and she was very cute. She had something that was so different from what she is at the end of her life and she started in the silent movies and then went into the talkies”

Source : "Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo THE ARTIST Interview". Interview with Sheila Roberts, collider.com. November 23, 2011.
“Society already possesses the psychological techniques needed to obtain universal observance of a code - a code which would guarantee the success of a community or state. The difficulty is that these techniques are in the hands of the wrong people-or, rather, there aren't any right people.”
“One of the greatest gifts science has brought to the world is continuing elimination of the supernatural.”
“Individuals have little opportunity to get elected to Parliament under the label of the government party... unless they are in good standing with the Prime Minister and pledged to be cooperative.”
“All guys get into music because they love music and they also want to get the girls.”
“We are the kind of people who obsess over one word... but we have only one shot to get it right in concert. It was hard the first time I practiced with them. I was so nervous that my vocal chords were paralyzed for about a half-hour.”
“Put yourself in their shoes before you decide on the best way to take their shirts.”

Source : David Sklansky (1997). “Getting the Best of It”, p.140, Two Plus Two Publishing LLC

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