"Quality of life is the sum total of the fairness of our tax structure; the caliber of our homes; the cleanliness of our air and water; and the provision of affirmative assistance to those who cannot assist themselves. True quality is absent if we allow social suffering to abide in an otherwise pristine environment."

-- Tom McCall

#Home Quotes #Air Quotes #Water Quotes

“Were all bastards but God loves us anyway.”
“How many times have you tried to solve â€œthe problemâ€? youâ€™ll be trying to solve it not just until you die but for many more lifetimes. Instead, understand that this world is just the play of the senses. Itâ€™s the five khandhas doing their thing; it has nothing to do with you. Itâ€™s just people being people, the world being the world.”
“having too many ideas is not always a good thing.”
“Actors and preachers are people who stand up on stage and have no problem talking and they have no problem saying, "Listen to me. Follow me. I know what I'm talking about."”
“I remember one day when Juan Gris told me about a bunch of grapes he had seen in a painting by Picasso. The next day these grapes appeared in a painting by Gris, this time in a bowl; and the day after, the bowl appeared in a painting by Picasso.”

Source : Jacques Lipchitz, H. Harvard Arnason (1972). “My life in sculpture”, Viking Adult
“The time to be upset is during the race, when you can actually do something about it. Nothing could be done now. A thousand times I'd told them: the key to racing is to come off the water regretting nothing.”
“The teachings of elegant sayings Should be collected when one can. For the supreme gift of words of wisdom, Any price will be paid.”
“We need to raise our voices a little more, even as they say to us, 'This is so uncharacteristic of you.' Invisibility is not a natural state for anyone.”

Source : Mitsuye Yamada, Merle Woo, Nellie Wong (2003). “Three Asian American Writers Speak Out on Feminism”, Red Letter Press

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