"I have, despite all disillusionment, never, never allowed myself to feel like giving up. This is my message today; it is not worthy of a human being to give up."

-- Alva Myrdal

#Giving Up Quotes #Today Quotes #Messages Quotes

“If I know I'm going to be in a little different system, I'm 39, I can plan for that; we can plan for that. Doing nothing, the status quo, is going to guarantee cuts for current seniors... reforming the system is the only way you shore it up.”
“I was never a 'sit down with a notepad and write lyrics' kind of person.”
“Your empty eyes seem to pass me by and leave me dancing with myself.”
“Nature does not compromise; a pelican is not a compromise between a crow and otter, it is just a pelican. Nature makes no compromises; any inefficient products are recalled to the manufacturer!”
“After my pregnancy, I discovered I have an allergy to yeast. Problem is, all the food I love has yeast in it. So I have to relearn how to cook.”
“The first music I bought when I was nine or 10 was pop music from the '50s and '60s, like The Everly Bros., Elvis, Del Shannon, The Flamingos, The Platters, whatever I could get my hands on. And then some musical things, like Camelot, Singing in the Rain and Hair.”
“We may prefer to think of ourselves as fallen angels, but in reality we are rising apes.”

Source : Desmond Morris (1994). “The human animal: a personal view of the human species”, Crown Pub
“There are large numbers of people in India below the poverty line, there are large numbers of people who lead a meager existence. They want to find a little escape from the hardships of life, and come and watch something colorful and exciting and musical. Indian cinema provides that. So yes, the content of our television and our cinema is escapist in nature because we are there to provide entertainment.”

Source : "Interview: Amitabh Bachchan". Interview, www.cnn.com. July 10, 2007.

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