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Humans were simply meant to be smiled at, I think. Without the smiles of others, we lose our idea of what happiness looks like.
“I am also going to discuss the pros, cons and misconceptions of weight loss itself. While the diet industry often makes it seem like you need to lose weight to be attractive, feel more confident and be healthier, these are not necessarily true, at least not in such black-and-white terms. I don’t think it is a good idea to promote weight loss as a cure-all solution without discussing some possible side effects of dieting.”
― Everything Fat Loss: The Definitive No Bullsh*t Guide
― Everything Fat Loss: The Definitive No Bullsh*t Guide
“Society should be alarmed when ideology becomes so deep seated that it supports barbarians with such an abominable purpose.”
― Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor : Classmate of Anne Frank
― Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor : Classmate of Anne Frank
“time, distance, and devastation allow people enough opportunity to craft villains out of people they don’t even know.”
― Reminders of Him
― Reminders of Him
“a surprisingly effective antidote to anxiety can be to simply realize that this demand for reassurance from the future is one that will definitely never be satisfied—no matter how much you plan or fret,”
― Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
― Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
“Pierre lives not far from us and the crows are stealing the vegetables from his own garden at home so he has offered in all seriousness to bring a gun and shoot them for me. I am all for the plan but am worried by his enthusiasm. Also Ella would probably call the police. Until Ned speaks to Jonathan again, I am making do by changing the hats on the scarecrows every few days. It seems for now to be tricking them.”
― The Promise
― The Promise
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