"I deeply detest social distinction and snobbery, and in that lies my strong aversion to titular honours."

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Source : Valedictory Speech in Parliament, www.infonews.co.nz. April 08, 2009.

Helen Clark

#Strong Quotes #Lying Quotes #Aversion Quotes

“In the rock 'n roll slang world, they're called rock doctors, or rock docs. They would come out to shows and like to hang backstage. You could get a prescription for anything you want from them. They just want to hang out and party. It's crazy because you can get a prescription to anything. It doesn't even matter what kind of doctor they are.”
“I definitely have a sexual ego thing. But if I'm suggestive, it's in a nice way. Luckily, no one's ever been hurt...a few girls have passed out, that's all.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“The temptation to vivify the tale and make it walk abroad on its own legs is hard to deny.”
“When I'm on the court, it's like I'm in heaven.”
“It is a better world. A place where we ate responsible for our actions, where we can be kind to one another because we want to and becauseit is the right thing to do instead of being frightened into behaving by the threat of divine punishment.”
“All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril. Those who read the symbol do so at their peril. It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors. Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex, and vital. When critics disagree, the artist is in accord with himself.”
“I've worked all my life on the subject of awareness, whether it's awareness of the body, awareness of the mind, awareness of your emotions, awareness of your relationships, or awareness of your environment. I think the key to transforming your life is to be aware of who you are.”
“At the end of the rainbow waited the pot of gold. But rainbows were made of faint and fragile gossamer-and gold weighed a ton-and since the world began, gold was the reason to do most anything.”

Source : Virginia C. Andrews (2004). “Flowers in the Attic”

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