"Life is both short and complicated. People sometimes make baffling choices."

-- Amy Dickinson

#Women Quotes #People Quotes #Choices Quotes

“Collecting is the sort of thing that creeps up on you.”
“Sweet is the remembrance of troubles when you are in safety.”
“Strictly speaking, no person who believes that wars between classes and nations are inevitable is fit to be in charge of the destiny of children. To believe in the unity of the human race and get children to believe it in early youth would mean the creation of that unity and the end of war.”
“The Constitution has been eviscerated while Democrats have stood by with nary a whimper. It is a gutless, unprincipled party, bought and paid for by the same interests that buy and pay for the Republican Party.”
“What we cannot imagine cannot come into being.”

Source : bell hooks (2013). “Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom”, p.53, Routledge
“What Autotune allows is for people like myself and Kanye West not to depend on the singer. Back in the Fifties, the songwriter was rendered invisible. Now the songwriter is there in the forefront.”
“Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them.”

Source : "A Physician's Guide to Coping with Death and Dying". Book by Jan Swanson and Alan Cooper, December 9, 2004.
“I don't think I believe in ghosts, per se. But, my nearest experience was when I went on a weekend away and was in a bar in England, years ago, with an ex-girlfriend. I heard this scratching. I was about to go to bed and I was thinking, 'It's an old ghost.' I could hear this noise, but I couldn't work out where it was coming from.”

Source : "Theo James Talks BEDLAM and UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING". Interview, collider.com. September 30, 2011.

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