"As women got little crumbs of power, men began to act paranoid - as if we'd disabled them utterly. Do all women have to keep silent for men to speak? Do all women have to be legless for men to walk?"

#Men Quotes #Littles Quotes #Speak Quotes

“This new plastic idea will ignore the particulars of appearance, that is to say, natural form and colour. On the contrary, it should find its expression in the abstraction of form and colour, that is to say, in the straight line and the clearly defined primary colour.”
“My heart is so small it's almost invisible. How can You place such big sorrows in it? "Look," He answered, "your eyes are even smaller, yet they behold the world.”
“Dogs, bless them, operate on the premise that human beings are fragile and require incessant applications of affection and reassurance. The random lick of a hand and the furry chin draped over the instep are calculated to let the shaky owner know that a friend is nearby.”
“Motivation, passion, and focus have to come from the top.”
“It was the worst period of my life. I had all this gigantic acceptance as a kid, and all of a sudden there was this monumental rejection.”
“Oh Lord, purify my soul from all its stains. Warm my heart with the love of thee, animate my sluggish nature and fix my inconstancy, and volatility, that I may not be weary in well doing,”
“I've been single for so long that I'm scared of being in a relationship.”

Source : "Alia Shawkat" by Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 29, 2016.
“Anyone can deal with victory. Only the mighty can bear defeat.”

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