"Grandfather was well known for being stubborn in his ideas. For instance... you had to go to sleep facing east so that you would be ready to greet the sun when it returned."

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Source : Michael Dorris (1994). “Guests”

Michael Dorris

#Sleep Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Grandparent Quotes

“The problem is that we live in an uptight country. Why don't we just laugh at ourselves? We are funny. Gays are funny. Straights are funny. Women are funny. Men are funny. We are all funny, and we all do funny things. Let's laugh about it.”
“I spent my whole life trying to play the games males play.”
“In speaking of the Energy of the field, however, I wish to be understood literally. All energy is the same as mechanical energy, whether it exists in the form of motion or in that of elasticity, or in any other form. The energy in electromagnetic phenomena is mechanical energy.”

Source : James Clerk Maxwell (2013). “The Scientific Papers of James Clerk Maxwell”, p.564, Courier Corporation
“The one thing that I know government is good for is countervailing against monopoly. It's not great at that either, but it's the only force I know that is fairly reliable”
“I've been knocked out a few times , but I have no idea how many concussions I've ever had.”

Source : "The Hulk is back and ready if needed". Interview with Chris Varias, www.usatoday.com. December 31, 2014.
“It is impossible to repent of love. The sin of love does not exist.”

Source : Muriel Spark (2012). “The Mandelbaum Gate: A Novel”, p.58, Open Road Media
“I'm a really optimistic, positive person, but I've been heartbroken on a social and political level, heartbroken on a personal level and anywhere in between. I think heartbreak is one of the best artist's catalysts for creation. That doesn't mean one should look for heartbreak; I don't agree with that. At a certain point you can use heartbreaks from other people's stories, your own life or before. You don't have to dwell on heartbreak.”
“I never thought my face would be on the cover of a Red Bull Six Pack.”

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