"If I hammer my own thumb while doing some DIY, it's not nice, but it's not the end of the world. To care obsessively about similar levels of discomfort in animals seems to be a case of mistaken moral priorities."

-- Julian Baggini

#Nice Quotes #Animal Quotes #Priorities Quotes

“For those who fancy that government's projects are uniquely important, or for those who imagine that holding government office makes someone unusually saintly or trustworthy, entrusting government with power that we would never entrust to our neighbors or other private citizens might seem sensible. To me, it's dangerous, unjustified, and unjustifiable.”
“If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.”

Source : Lance Armstrong (2010). “Every Second Counts”, p.66, Random House
“I opened the doors of my heart. And behold, There was music within and a song, And echoes did feed on the sweetness, repeating it long. I opened the doors of my heart. And behold, There was music that played itself out in aeolian notes: Then was heard, as a far-away bell at long intervals tolled.”

Source : Jean Ingelow (1874). “The Poetical Works of Jean Ingelow”, p.187
“When the race is ended, and the play is either won or lost, and ye are in the utmost circle and border of time, and shall put your foot within the march of eternity, all the good things of your short nightdream shall seem to you like ashes of a blaze of thorns or straw.”
“It's not listed in the Bible, but my spiritual gift, my specific calling from God, is to be a television talk-show host.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“If your heart has grown distant from Allah, the real question is who moved?”

Source : Twitter post from Sep 30, 2015
“Once digital came, I could see my images instantly right there on the camera. I think that makes you a better photographer because you can see right there if your subject's eyes are closed or if you exposed it wrong and if it's too bright or dark. You can fix it right here. With film, you wouldn't know until you got the prints back if something was messed up, and then there was nothing you could do. That was a huge advantage.”
“I've been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu all my life. Boxing, kickboxing. I'm definitely not a fighter, but I defend my honor.”

Source : Source: www.complex.com

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