"Book burnings. Always the forerunners. Heralds of the stake, the ovens, the mass graves."

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Geraldine Brooks

#Book Quotes #Burning Quotes #Stakes Quotes

“Sometimes people say unkind or thoughtless things, and when they do, it is best to be a little hard of hearing â€” to tune out and not snap back in anger or impatience.”
“Before this I tended to paint figures and put them in an environment. Now I paint an environment to put figures in. It's a subtle difference, but it is a difference. It's something I did naturally...”
“In business it is most often all about getting your foot in the door and once you do, everything opens up and things start to naturally progress into bigger and more opportunities.”

Source : "20 Great Quotes From 'Shark Tank' Investors Barbara Corcoran And Lori Greiner" by John Brandon, www.businessinsider.com. January 26, 2015.
“No matter how you rearrange President Obama's inner circle, it still looks, smells and tastes like a rotten Chicago deep-dish pizza.”
“She emptied her mind of all thought of herself, of her children, of all anger, of all rebellion, of all questions. Then with a profound and deeply willed desire to believe, to be heard, as she had done every day since the murder of Carlo Rizzi, she said the necessary prayers for the soul of Michael Corleone.”
“Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.”

Source : Bertrand Russell (2013). “History of Western Philosophy: Collectors Edition”, p.578, Routledge
“Make it your goal to create a marriage that feels like the safest place on earth.”
“It is fortunate that diplomats have long noses since they usually cannot see beyond them.”

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