"In a future that portends stronger and more-frequent hurricanes striking North America's Atlantic coast, ferocious winds will pummel tall, unsteady structures. Some will topple, knocking down others. Like a gap in the forest when a giant tree falls, new growth will rush in. Gradually, the asphalt jungle will give way to a real one."

-- Alan Weisman

#Real Quotes #Fall Quotes #Cities Quotes

“There was a time when the community that was on the Net was homogenous and civilized. Now it's not. We're in the middle of chaos. It may calm down. But the alternative is that there's a total meltdown of the system and that it becomes unusable. That would be a catastrophe.”
“Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never peril.”
“At the end of the day, what I cherish most are the human relationships. With the unfailing support of my wife and partner I have lived my life to the fullest. It is the friendships I made and the close family ties I nurtured that have provided me with that sense of satisfaction at a life well lived, and have made me what I am.”
“Anyone who has toured as long as I have, or who has traveled as extensively, and says that they've never cheated is lying.”
“What does she do?" "She's a producer." Of course, in Los Angeles this doesn't mean much more than "she's a member of the human race.”
“Nudes are the greatest to paint. Everything you can find in a landscape or a still life or anything else is there: darkness and light, character dimension, texture. I painted heads too, of course.”
“Be unrelenting. If you don't believe, then who will?”

Source : FaceBook post by Kara Goucher from May 31, 2013
“A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.”

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