"When you are on the erg your mind is too busy to pay attention to the sounds of the machine; you notice only that they are indeed loud."

-- Barry S. Strauss

#Mind Quotes #Sound Quotes #Attention Quotes

“She really did like me, the idiot.”

Source : Jeff Lindsay (2005). “Darkly Dreaming Dexter”, p.26, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
“I want my husband to lead me and our family. But in order for him to do that I must be willing to submit to his lead. This does not mean I surrender my opinions or input or wisdom...it means I surrender my grip of control and selfish ways and trust him!”
“men never would share power with women willingly. If we wanted it, we would have to take it.”
“I have nothing against undertakers personally. It's just that I wouldn't want one to bury my sister.”
“I suppose we all loved those kind of sci-fi movies where terrible things came out of swamps and came to Mars. And there's usually some poor girl. All the guys are trying to desperately handle levers and saying, go to something or other.”

Source : Interview with Richie Unterberger, www.furious.com. January 2001.
“Necessity can sharpen the wits even of children.”
“I'm a library user and I just don't hoard books. To me, they're for sharing.”
“Correct me if I am wrong, but I personally feel that the Indian body type is not cut out to be size zero. I am not size zero and I don't believe in that either.”

Source : "Padukone: 'Size zero doesn't suit Indians'" by Will Astbury, www.digitalspy.com. March 8, 2010.

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