"What passes for an original opinion is, generally, merely an original phrase. Old lamps for new - yes; but it is always the same oil in the lamp."

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Source : Katharine Fullerton Gerould (1920). “Modes and Morals”

Katharine Fullerton Gerould

#Oil Quotes #Lamps Quotes #Phrases Quotes

“Basically all the world's computer parts come from the same supply chain that runs from Korea, down through coastal China, over to Taiwan, and down to Malaysia.”
“We cannot employ the mind to advantage when we are filled with excessive food and drink.”
“God is not merely good, but goodness; goodness is not merely divine, but God.”
“One of the most important disciplines in journalism is to challenge your working premises.”
“The choice to become vegetarian was purely for ethical reasons. Like most meat eaters, I was a little concerned with removing meat from my diet. Also, like most meat eaters, I was blind to the horrible ways animals are treated.”

Source : Interview with Barbi Twins, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“No one likes documentaries.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“I tend to not try and listen to a lot of other artists while I'm writing, because if I hear something that's brilliant.”
“I wanted to create a book that was unafraid of black bodies, yet super interested in thinking about the relationship of love to body and sexuality without relying on tired understandings of "gay" "bi" or "straight."”

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