"Catholic school gave me the tools to reject the very religion they wanted me to have. They taught me how to think for myself and to be independent."

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George Carlin

#School Quotes #Independent Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“people always make mistakes when they fancy themselves exceptions ...”

Source : Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury (2009). “Zoe: The History of Two Lives”, p.161, ReadHowYouWant.com
“I gave myself permission to care, because there are a lot of people in this world who are afraid of caring, who are afraid of showing they care because itâ€™s uncool. Itâ€™s uncool to have passion. Itâ€™s so much easier to lose when youâ€™ve shown everyone how much you donâ€™t care if you win or lose. Itâ€™s much harder to lose when you show that you care, but youâ€™ll never win unless you also stand to lose. Iâ€™ve said it before. Donâ€™t be afraid of your passion, give it free reign, and be honest and work hard and it will all turn out just fine.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I was bullied by a few people who were much older than me. I went to camp to learn boxing. I was 12, and my coach was 24. I felt like if I could fight him, I could stand up to anyone.”

Source : "One Direction Exclusive Interview". www.seventeen.com. October 10, 2012.
“Advertising is the very essence of democracy.”
“The longer I'm alive, the more I realize how little I know. Pretending that you know everything about every topic, and being very vocal about it? That's an instant turnoff.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“There is no plummet to sound another's soul.”

Source : Virgilia Peterson (1961). “A Matter of Life and Death”, Bantam Books
“In my 20s I was going round seeing agents who were patronising because I was fat and a girl, which was a double whammy. I knew what it was to feel out-of-the-loop.”
“I don't know if I want to break my own record. I think I would rather leave it as it is.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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