"The facts of life are very stubborn things."

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Cleveland Amory

#Stubborn Quotes #Facts Quotes #Facts Of Life Quotes

“Wash the bones, bring the body, leave the heart behind.”

Source : Tea Obreht (2011). “The Tiger's Wife”, p.88, Hachette UK
“Travel is glamorous only in retrospect.”
“Most people see a documentary about the meat industry and then they become a vegetarian for a week.”

Source : "Jason Reitman grows up with young adult". Interview with Angela Watercutter, December 15, 2011.
“Joy and grief are never far apart. In the same street the shutters of one house are closed, while the curtains of the next are brushed by shadow of the dance. A wedding-party returns from church, and a funeral winds to its door. The smiles and the sadness of life are the tragi-comedy of Shakespeare. Gladness and sighs brighten and dim the mirror he beholds.”
“If you see me in New York, you'll probably see me on my bicycle riding furiously between a city bus and a taxi cab, hitting one of them on the side and yelling at them.”
“I never said I was opposed to the LEED program or to green building - I'm not.”
“If we disagree and I think I'm right, I just go ahead and do what I think is right. And then she tells me, 'I told you so.'”
“There are so many different walks of life, so many different personalities in the world. And no longer do you have to be a chameleon and try and adapt to that environment - you can truly be yourself.”

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