"Dinner alone is one of life's pleasures. Certainly cooking for oneself reveals man at his weirdest. People lie when you ask them what they eat when they are alone. A salad, they tell you. But when you persist, they confess to peanut butter and bacon sandwiches deep fried and eaten with hot sauce, or spaghetti with butter and grape jam."

-- Laurie Colwin

#Lying Quotes #Men Quotes #People Quotes

“The heart of another is a dark forest.”
“The Pentagon is supposed to be under civilian control and it ought to be up to the people of the United States, not the profiteers.”

Source : Source: www.counterpunch.org
“SalomÃ©, SalomÃ©, dance for me. I pray thee dance for me. I am sad to-night. Yes, I am passing sad to-night. When I came hither I slipped in blood, which is an evil omen; and I heard, I am sure I heard in the air a beating of wings, a beating of giant wings. I cannot tell what they mean .... I am sad to-night. Therefore dance for me. Dance for me, SalomÃ©, I beseech you. If you dance for me you may ask of me what you will, and I will give it you, even unto the half of my kingdom.”
“in the magical universe there are no coincidences and there are no accidents. nothing happens unless someone wills it to happen”
“As a man of the Congress, let me reaffirm my conviction that the collective wisdom of our two great legislative bodies, while not infallible, will in the end serve the people faithfully and very, very well.”
“Children pay little attention to their parents' teachings, but reproduce their characters faithfully”
“Think, walk, talk and act like a nonsmoker and you will soon be one”
“I was taught a very strong work ethic that included punctuality, which I've always felt is a sign of respect for others.”

Source : FaceBook post by Nicole Kidman from Sep 28, 2016

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