"All of us from fertile egg to embryo to corpse, are exactly that: warm, wet, furry animals compelled by the sexuality of our forefathers and foremothers to be, either directly or indirectly, our own exciting and excitable, provocative and provocable selves."

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Source : "A Woman's Worth: 1857 Letter Echoes Still; Some Basic Disputes Over Feminism Persist" by Patricia Cohen, www.nytimes.com. July 18, 1998.

Lynn Margulis

#Animal Quotes #Self Quotes #Eggs Quotes

“If I am happy in spite of my deprivations, if my happiness is so deep that it is a faith, so thoughtful that it becomes a philosophy of life. If, in short, I am an optimist, my testimony to the creed of optimism is worth hearing.”
“While I never served in uniform, I fully understand the great service and sacrifice that our brave men and women have given to our country.”

Source : "Taking Veterans’ Concerns Seriously" by Rep. Marc Veasey, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 11, 2014.
“My parents were really encouraging. But I had to teach them the proper way you respond to an actor after seeing a play - regardless of whether you like their performance you tell them how great they are because they have to go on again the next night.”

Source : "Billy Crudup Bares All". Parade Interview, parade.com. March 3, 2009.
“The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.”
“Everyone in Senate is a hurdle, but everyone in there has children. Everyone in there has grandchildren. No one wants to see our kids continue to gain weight, have high blood pressure high cholesterol, diabetes, and depression.”
“Meaning, however, is no great matter.”

Source : Charles Stuart Calverley (1872). “Fly leaves, by C.S.C.”, p.108
“For a long time religion made me feel guilty for being involved in music. Growing up, the religion I grew up in, the Church of Christ, encouraged a capella, but didn't allow musical instruments, so even though my parents allowed me to play trumpet in the band, and I was pretty good at it, it had this baggage.”

Source : Interview with David Jacob Kramer, believermag.com. June 1, 2009.
“I worked before I had my daughter, enough for three actresses.”

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