"Women and elephants never forget."

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Source : Reginald (1904) "Reginald on Besetting Sins"

Dorothy Parker

#Memories Quotes #Inspiration Quotes #Elephants Quotes

“Winners are those people who make a habit of doing the things losers are uncomfortable doing.”
“Marijuana is not not harmful, but is the least harmful psychoactive substance that we have, with the possible exception of caffeine.”
“I was born in the breezes, and I had studied the sea as perhaps few men have studied it, neglecting all else.”

Source : Joshua Slocum (2009). “The Annotated Sailing Alone Around the World”, p.2, Sheridan House, Inc.
“When you notice an unhelpful emotion or a shift in mood, or when you notice that you're doing something you know can cause problems (being snappy, for example, or drinking too much), that could act as a cue to examine your own thoughts - "what am I thinking?".”
“Anytime anyone compliments me on my figure, I'm wearing my Spanx undies.”
“I wouldn't wish any specific thing for any specific person - it's none of my business. But the idea that a four-year degree is the only path to worthwhile knowledge is insane. It's insane.”

Source : "Cleaning up 'Dirty Jobs'". Interview with Stephen Samaniego, money.cnn.com. May 18, 2011.
“Al-Nahda is a movement; it is not just a small party.”
“Banish that fear; my flame can never waste, For love sincere refines upon the taste.”

Source : Joseph Addison, Robert Jephson, David Garrick, George Farquhar, Colley Cibber (1815). “Cato. A Tragedy”

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