"The world changed somewhat in form during its progress, but never in substance."

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Source : Gertrude Atherton (2014). “The Avalanche”, p.136, The Floating Press

Gertrude Atherton

#Progress Quotes #Substance Quotes #World Quotes

“Everything important seems already to have happened.”
“Britain has invented a new missile. It's called the civil servant - it doesn't work and it can't be fired.”
“A father may have a child who is ugly and lacking in all the graces, and the love he feels for him puts a blindfold over his eyes so that he does not see his defects but considers them signs of charm and intelligence and recounts them to his friends as if they were clever and witty.”
“I don't want to lose my fitness. I'm 45. I have two babies. I've got a long way to go and I want to keep in tiptop shape. There's no magic bullet.”
“I understand, as the young, attractive woman in film, that there's always going to be people seeking out extra salacious things for you to do.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“By holding the intention of peace towards water, by thinking, speaking and acting with the intention of peace towards water, water can and will bring peace, to our bodies and to the world”
“We want to win. We want to win big. We want to win the whole thing.”
“Each man is everything to himself, for with his death everything is dead for him. That is why each of us thinks he is everything to everyone. We must not judge nature by ourselves, but by its own standards.”

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