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Connie Willis quote: "Cats, as you know, are quite impervious to threats"

Cats, as you know, are quite impervious to threats

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That was what stuck in the craws of all the good women of Deptford: Mrs Dempster had not been raped, as a decent woman would have been—no, she had yielded because a man wanted her. The subject was not one that could be freely discussed even among intimates, but it was understood without saying that if women began to yield for such reasons as that, marriage and society would not last long. Any man who spoke up for Mrs Dempster probably believed in Free Love. Certainly he associated sex with... Robertson Davies
Charlie Parker quote: "Don't be afraid, just play the music."
Don't be afraid, just play the music. Charlie Parker
The bourgeoisie and the petty bourgeoisie have armed themselves against the rising proletariat with, among other things, 'culture.' George Grosz
Emily Bronte quote: "misanthropist's"
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When you do interviews, you have to talk about yourself - and I like to find out about other people. I am so familiar with everything that I do. I've said it over and over again. I think it is boring. Johnny Mathis
Change is certain. Peace is followed by disturbances; departure of evil men by their return. Such recurrences should not constitute occasions for sadness but realities for awareness, so that one may be happy in the interim. Percy Bysshe Shelley
The artist that had the biggest impact on me was Michael Jackson. He was my Elvis and Beatles. When I was 15, I listened to a lot of Sinatra, but my jean jacket didn't have, 'I love Frank' on it, it had, 'I love AC/DC', 'Guns N Roses', 'Pearl Jam'. I thought Eddie Vedder was the second coming. Michael Buble
Francis Walsingham quote: "See and keep silent."
See and keep silent. Francis Walsingham
Discount air fares, a car in every parking space and the interstate highway system have made every place accessible - and every place alike. Ronald Steel
There are a lot of people who are doing wonderful things, quietly, with no motive of greed, or hostility toward other people, or delusions of superiority. Charles Kuralt
Everyone thinks I'm showing off when I talk, ridiculous when I'm silent, insolent when I answer, cunning when I have a good idea, lazy when I'm tired, selfish when I eat one bite more than I should. Anne Frank
Buddha quote: "I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be..."
I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done. Buddha
When you are with everyone but me, you're with no one. When you are with no one but me, you're with everyone. Instead of being so bound up with everyone, be everyone. When youbecome that many, you're nothing. Empty. Rumi
There was a stool there, and some fella kept asking me if I wanted to sit down. When I saw the stool sitting there, it gave me the idea. I'll just put the stool out there and I'll talk to Mr. Obama and ask him why he didn't keep all of the promises he made to everybody. Clint Eastwood
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When I photograph, what I'm really doing is seeking answers to things. Wynn Bullock