"There are fundamental tensions between the biological reality of the planet and the economic reality. To some extent you can adapt the economy, create a new set of rules and incentives to send it down a better track, but finally people in the first world are going to have to consume a whole lot less."

-- Michael Pollan

#Reality Quotes #Track Quotes #People Quotes

“It is a myth that style can't be learnt. It's all about dressing for your body shape, following the rules and wearing colours that suit your skin tone.”

Source : "Mistresses of the makeover". Interview with Cathrin Schaer, www.nzherald.co.nz. February 19, 2008.
“I pitched my last children's show presentation in the mid 1980's. The era of locally produced children's shows was over and the networks were not and are not interested in children's television.”
“It's nice to know that there are several different avenues I could pursue.”
“The majority work to make a living; some work to acquire wealth or fame, while a few work because there is something within them which demands expression...Only a few truly love it.”
“I once believed that I possessed creative talent, but I have given up this idea; a woman must not desire to compose â€” there has never yet been one able to do it. Should I expect to be the one?”
“I'm not jealous, and I'm not possessive, and I'm not controlling.”
“Before my eyes are many miserable scenes, the suffering of others and myself forces my hands to move. I become a machine for writing.”

Source : "Literary witness to century of turmoil". "China Daily", November 24, 2003.
“I was compiling a list in my head titled 'Reasons to Get Up: You Don't Have to Leave, but You Can't Pee Here.”

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