"The ordinary can be like medicine."

-- Sherman Alexie

#Medicine Quotes #Ordinary Quotes

“The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction.”
“The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it. The house satisfies a requirement. The work of art is responsible to none; the house is responsible to everyone. The work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort.”
“Everything that is going to kill you is extremely appetizing.”
“The past is an interpretation. The future is on illusion. The world does not more through time as if it were a straight line, proceeding from the past to the future. Instead time moves through and within us, in endless spirals. Eternity does not mean infinite time, but simply timelessness. If you want to experience eternal illumination, put the past and the future out of your mind and remain within the present moment.”
“This diamond has so many carats it's almost a turnip.”

Source : "Sex Devotional: 365 Days of Passion, Positions, and Pure Pleasure" by Olivia St. Claire, Adams Media, (p. 309), November 18, 2009.
“Sell is tough. It's the worst, it's the most difficult thing of all.”
“Child labour is an issue of grave importance. It must become a top priority for all governments of the world. How can the world move into the twenty-first century with children still being exploited for their labour and denied their basic right to an education?”

Source : Craig Kielburger (2010). “Free The Children”, p.57, Greystone Books
“I've asked Jobs why he didn't get an operation then and he said, 'I didn't want my body to be opened. I didn't want to be violated in that way.'”

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