"Correlation is not cause, it is just a 'music of chance'."

-- Siri Hustvedt

#Causes Quotes #Chance Quotes

“God loves with a great love the man whose heart is bursting with a passion for the impossible.”
“Whatever results you're getting, be they rich or poor, good or bad, positive or negative, always remember that your outer world is simply a reflection of your inner world. If things aren't going well in your outer life, it's because things aren't going well in your inner life. It's that simple.”
“Girls' inner critics are starting to reveal themselves at a younger and younger age. And body image issues are an aspect of their lives which is causing them low self esteem and day-to-day suffering.”
“I've been living out of a suitcase for over a decade.”
“I grew up taking piano lessons and liking Wagner when I was in second grade.”
“Curiously enough, I was one of the first to have some say in Hollywood. By sheer accident, I had four successes in a row in the early 30's and, although I was still in my 20's, I demanded and received approval of cast, story and director. I don't know how I got away with it, but I did!”
“Spilling a Secret What its size, will have varying consequences. Itâ€™s not possible to predict what will happen if you open the gunnysack, let the cat escape. A liberated feline might purr on your lap, or it might scratch your eyes out. You canâ€™t tell until you loosen the knot. Do you chance losing a friendship, if that friendâ€™s well-being will only be preserved by betraying sworn-to silence trust? Once the seam is ripped, can it be mended again? And if that proves impossible, will you be okay when it all falls to pieces?”
“Within the next generation I believe that the world's leaders will discover that infant conditioning and narco-hypnosis are more efficient, as instruments of government, than clubs and prisons, and that the lust for power can be just as completely satisfied by suggesting people into loving their servitude as by flogging them and kicking them into obedience.”

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