"There are many sham diamonds in this life which pass for real, and vice versa."

-- William Makepeace Thackeray

#Real Quotes #Vices Quotes #Jewelry Quotes

“If we say, as we do, that no one in this country intends for racism to lead to genocide, the effects of racism are genocidal, regardless of our intentions.”
“We respect the individual conscience of every American on the painful issue of abortion, but believe as a matter of law that this decision should be left to a woman, her conscience, her doctor and her God. But abortion should not only be be safe and legal, it should be rare.”
“Unless a variety of opinions are laid before us, we have no opportunity of selection, but are bound of necessity to adopt the particular view which may have been brought forward.”
“Sure, Iâ€™m gray-shading the line that separates stable and crazy, but the point is, there is a line. And I havenâ€™t completely crossed over to lunatic.”
“Everybody is two beings: one lives and flourishes in the daylight and stands guard. The other being walks and howls at night.”
“The other day I got out the shower and I bend down to reach for a towel, and I felt a sharp pain in my chest. Shot through my chest and up around my shoulder and down my spine. I thought 'Oh, Lord.' I thought I was dying. I bent over and looked, and I was standing on my own titty.”
“They say we die twice - once when the last breath leaves our body and once when the last person we know says our name.”
“Pornography is just 'fast-food feminine energy', it will always leave you wanting more, with little or no nutritional value. There is nothing ful-filling about pornography, it pales in insignificance to a fully embodied loving woman.”

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