"Why not me? Suffering, she understood, is, in fact, random, universal."

-- Gloria Vanderbilt

#Philosophy Quotes #Suffering Quotes #Why Not Quotes

“Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right.”

Source : The Lost World of the Kalahari ch. 3 (1958)
“I don't remember that I copied any guitar player note-for-note. But I remember copying Charlie Parker note for note.”
“Our wise founders seemed to understand, better than most of us, our own scripture, which states that â€˜it is the nature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little authority â€¦ they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion.â€™”
“I'm so happy with my family, my career and my friends, and I'd like for them to be here forever, so I guess loss is what scares me the most.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Some may say that such a girl is not ready for a relationship with a man, especially a man in his late sixties. But to that I say: We don't know anything. We don't know how to cure a cold or what dogs are thinking. We do terrible things, we make wars, we kill people out of greed. So who are we to say how to love. I wouldn't force her. I wouldn't have to. She would want me. We would be in love. What do you know. You don't know anything. Call me when you've cured AIDS, give me a ring then and I'll listen.”
“I've been smoking marijuana for 44 years now, and ... I think it's a tremendous blessing.”
“People have a copyright on their own life.”

Source : "Hilton Als, Constructing Genre". Interview with Christopher Bollen, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 5, 2013.
“I got my heel stuck in a drain as I was crossing the street and cars were coming. It was really scary. A girl in heels in New York is a hard combination.”

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

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