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“The human body is not a thing or substance, given, but a continuous creation. The human body is an energy system which is never a complete structure; never static; is in perpetual inner self-construction and self-destruction; we destroy in order to make it new.”
Source : Norman O. Brown (1990). “Love's Body, Reissue of 1966 edition”, p.155, Univ of California Press
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“I learned denial from my mother. I just never confronted things and if anybody did, I just would go crazy.”
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“It takes a smart guy to play dumb.”
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“You shouldn't rely on others to help you determine what's good and what's bad. In no time at all, you'll simply be under someone else's control.”
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“Fraud and deceit have been practiced since the beginning of history...Brass has been called gold; glass has been sold as diamonds; and poison has been hawked as excellent food. The story of fraud throughout the ages forms an ugly chapter of human history.”
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“Swing your swing. Not some idea of a swing. Not a swing you saw on TV. Not that swing you wish you had. No, swing your swing. Capable of greatness. Prized only by you. Perfect in it's imperfection. Swing your swing. I know, I did.”
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“The caricature of my own face always makes me laugh.”
Source : "Julia Gillard: 20 people, 20 questions". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. May 26, 2013.
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“Less is more. Happiness is found close to the necessities of life, not in needless complexity and meaningless multiplicity of choice.”
Source : Peter Dale Scott (2007). “The Road to 9/11: Wealth, Empire, and the Future of America”, p.13, Univ of California Press