"Self-respect,--the corner-stone of all virtue."

-- John Herschel

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“I definitely believe in spirituality. I like to pray, but I'm not praying to something that I can define; I'm just speaking because I know it does have an effect. I believe there are some great things that I've taken from the Bible in terms of loving the world and trying to be kind. There are a lot of good things to take from the Bible, and I like to think I try to apply them to my life.”
“Learning lines is on my mind until I do know them. I'll read the paper or paint the house to keep from starting to memorize. I've never found an easy way.”
“Life has puffed and blown itself into a summer day, and clouds and spring billow over the heavens as if calendars were a listing of mathematical errors.”
“We create the government that screws you, and then you're supposed to thank us for protecting you from it.”
“Ever since I was two, I've loved octopuses, monsters, abandoned buildings.”

Source : "A life in writing: China Miéville" by Justine Jordan, www.theguardian.com. May 13, 2011.
“Never miss an opportunity to keep your damn mouth shut.”
“Don't eat bear balls. Eat healthy, delectable, plant-based foods so that you will never fall over on your cat.”

Source : Rip Esselstyn (2009). “The Engine 2 Diet: The Texas Firefighter's 28-Day Save-Your-Life Plan that Lowers Cholesterol and Burns Away the Pounds”, p.59, Hachette UK
“I want a shot for people like me to grow up and do something with themselves.”

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