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All the things of the wild have their proper uses. Only misuse makes them evil.

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All our lives long, every day and every hour, we are engaged in the process of accommodating our changed and unchanged selves to changed and unchanged surroundings: living, in fact, is nothing else than this process of accommodation; when we fail in it a little we are stupid, when flagrantly we are mad, when we give up the attempt altogether we die, when we suspend it temporarily we sleep. Samuel Butler
Monty Hall quote: "I've had it. I did 4,700 episodes. Isn't that enough?"
I've had it. I did 4,700 episodes. Isn't that enough? Monty Hall
Julie Garwood quote: "I like writing about friends."
I like writing about friends. Julie Garwood
I just think more precaution should be taken when I'm inside the pocket. Look at all the replays - I'm on the ground every time. It's unfortunate for myself, it's unfortunate for my team and I'd be lying if I sat here and said I wasn't frustrated right now. Michael Vick
Michelle Wie quote: "You have to make lots of birdies and give your opponent no..."
You have to make lots of birdies and give your opponent no chance. Michelle Wie
I've always thought the back is one of the most beautiful parts of a woman. I've created four versions of the front-to-back necklace which actually gives you two necklaces in one. I love the way they swing and catch the light as a woman is walking away. You almost want to pull on it and stop her! Padma Lakshmi
I have many memories of waking up to eat breakfast that my mother carefully prepared for us and her saying, what do y'all want for lunch, and as we're eating lunch, what do y'all want for dinner? It's always about the next meal. Lisa Loeb
Comedy is defiance. It's a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety. And it's the laughter that allows hope to creep back on the inhale. Will Durst
Arthur E. Waite quote: "We have now seen that there is no particle of evidence for the..."
We have now seen that there is no particle of evidence for the Egyptian origin of Tarot cards. Arthur E. Waite
Ernest Hemingway quote: "A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one..."
A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not. Ernest Hemingway
Gore Vidal quote: "By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he's been..."
By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he's been bought ten times over. Gore Vidal
Edna Ferber quote: "Big doesn't necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren't better..."
Big doesn't necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren't better than violets. Edna Ferber
Love, by its very nature, is unworldly, and it is for this reason rather than its rarity that it is not only apolitical but antipolitical, perhaps the most powerful of all antipolitical forces. Hannah Arendt
Me? Oh, intellectually I believe in having a good heart, a chirpy penis, a lively intelligence, and the courage to say ‘shit!’ in front of a lady. David Herbert Lawrence
Reading is performance. The reader-- the child under the blanket with a flashlight, the woman at the kitchen table, the man at the library desk-- performs the work. The performance is silent. The readers hear the sounds of the words and the beat of the sentences only in their inner ear. Silent drummers on noiseless drums. An amazing performance in an amazing theater. Ursula K. Le Guin