"Every word I say has chains round its ankles; every thought I think is weighted with heavy weights. Since I was born, hasn't every word I've said, every thought I've thought, everything I've done, been tied up, weighted, chained? And mind you, I know that with all this I don't succeed. Or I succeed in flashes only too damned well. ...But think how hard I try and how seldom I dare. Think - and have a bit of pity. That is, if you ever think, you apes, which I doubt."

-- Jean Rhys

#Thinking Quotes #Mind Quotes #Doubt Quotes

“I wouldnâ€™t have a career if it werenâ€™t for independent bookstores.”
“Well, in pharmacology, if the effect is local, it's of course absolutely awkward to use it in any other way than as a local treatment.”

Source : Interview with Michael Connett, thenhf.com. October 4, 2005.
“It is only by having desire thwarted, and thereby learning to control it â€” in other words, by becoming civilized â€” that men become fully human.”

Source : Theodore Dalrymple (2005). “Our Culture, What's Left of it: The Mandarins and the Masses”, Ivan R Dee
“You know, social issue movies don't make a lot of money.”
“A watched supper dish never fills!”
“We must take proactive steps to promote democracy and human rights abroad.”
“I have experienced failure as a politician and for that very reason, I am ready to give everything for Japan,”
“The most essential part of my day is a proper dinner.”

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