"If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet... [at least for your own situation. Blind optimism is just as foolish. The solution is a rigorously balanced, rational outlook.]"

-- Isaac Bashevis Singer

#Optimism Quotes #Chance Quotes #Anticipation Quotes

“We are also further than ever from equality of opportunity.”

Source : "Mind the Gap". Book by Ferdinand Mount, 2004.
“I have a closet full of blazers and more striped shirts than any human could possibly wear. Somehow I think that I don't have striped shirts, and then I look at my closet and go, 'Oh, I have ten.' But then you always end up with your favourite striped shirt of the moment, and you don't end up wearing any of the other ones.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Think about every time you've seen someone being objectified, abused, enslaved. We see it constantly on the TV, in magazines, on the Internet. We've become numb, so we do nothing. The accumulation of passivity might make reading about that exploitation uncomfortable. And sometimes when I'm writing, I think of it like this: "People seem to like garbage, so here is what garbage smells like..."”
“Pride had kept her running when love had betrayed her.”
“...when everything else fails, we communicate in the language of the stars”
“I like vodka tonics and gin & tonics. I also like gimlets. I like things that have sweetness with a bit of a kick.”
“I don't accept subtractive models of love, only additive ones. And I believe that in the same way we need species diversity to ensure that the planet can go on, so we need this diversity of affection and diversity of family in order to strengthen the ecosphere of kindness”
“Branding is quite an important thing. As an artist, you want to be able to explore facets of yourself.”

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