quotes about Kmart

“Morality is a biological adaptation no less than are hands and feet and teeth . . . Considered as a rationally justifiable set of claims about an objective something, [ethics] is illusory. I appreciate that when somebody says, 'Love thy neighbor as thyself,' they think they are referring above and beyond themselves . . . Nevertheless, . . . such reference is truly without foundation. Morality is just an aid to survival and reproduction, and any deeper meaning is illusory . . .”

Source : "The Darwinian Paradigm: Essays on Its History, Philosophy and Religious Implications (Evolutionary Theory and Christian Ethics)". Book by Michael Ruse, 1989.

“When I get involved, I give it my heart, I mean my mind, my soul, my body: I mean every part. But if it doesn't work out, yo, it just doesn't. It wasn't meant to be, you know, it just wasn't.”

Source : Song: Paper Thin, Album: Lyte as a Rock

“I have always been very calm on the outside.”

Source : Interview with Richard Williams, www.theguardian.com. May 1, 2005.

“Passion is what makes life interesting, what ignites our soul, drives our curiosity, fuels our love and carries our friendship, stimulates our intellect, and pushes our limit.... A passion for life is contagious and uplifting. Passion cuts both ways.... Those that make you feel on top of the world are equally able to turnit upside down.....”

“To me, sadness and humor aren't disrelated and humor is the best tool I've had against the sadness in my life.”

Source : "Ewan McGregor & Mike Mills Talk The Sadness, Humor & Joy Of ‘Beginners’" by Sean Gillane, www.indiewire.com. June 4, 2011.

“Anytime I am doing something that will help someone in any way, whether it is a simple recipe, a tip, a decoration thing, or a life-change thing, it brings me to life and inspires me to do more of it.”

Source : "Camila Alves: On What Inspires Her". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

“There is nothing more distressing or tiresome than a writer standing in front of an audience and reading his work.”

Source : William Gaddis (2002). “The Rush for Second Place: Essays and Occasional Writings”, p.89, Penguin

“In prose fiction the freedom to work honestly exists, although you may have to fight for it. In those other areas of literature, I mean drama, there is only silence. That sort of aesthetic integrity does not exist in radio and television, and seldom on film.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com

“From 1971 to 1993 my family lived in a number of African countries, including Malawi, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Nigeria, as well as Uganda itself.”

Source : "The king and I" by Giles Foden, www.theguardian.com. January 6, 2007.

“Success is all about having the confidence to shoot for something even if it seems impossible.”