Quotes by Mirrors Statistics are like women; mirrors of purest virtue and truth, or like whores to use as one pleases. Theodor Billroth statisticsmirrorsuse Modern American liberalism is nothing but the socialism too stupid to recognize itself in the mirror. Theodore Beale socialismmirrorsstupid I've been singing Shakira songs in front of my bathroom mirror into my hairbrush forever. It's like a daily routine. Taylor Swift mirrorsforeversong Mister Teatime had a truly brilliant mind, but it was brilliant like a fractured mirror, all marvellous facets and rainbows but, ultimately, also something that was broken. Terry Pratchett rainbowmirrorsbroken The individual mirrors in his individuation the preordained social laws of exploitation, however mediated. Theodor Adorno individualmirrorslaw They say dogs ignore their reflections in mirrors because they can't smell them. Dogs, unlike people, are not fooled by what they see. Theodore Sturgeon mirrorsreflectiondog Why on earth do you carry a mirror around with you?” “It's purely a defensive device. We seldom quarrel, and this is one of the reasons. Can you imagine yourself getting all worked up and contorted and illogical and then coming face to face with yourself, looking at yourself exactly as you look to everyone else? Theodore Sturgeon mirrorsearthlooks If you want to learn something that will really help you, learn to see yourself as God sees you and not as you see yourself in the distorted mirror of your own self-importance. Thomas a Kempis mirrorsselfwant He was certain he was anorectic, because every time he looked in a mirror he saw a fat man. It was the Archchancellor, standing behind him and shouting at him. Terry Pratchett sawsmirrorsmen Editing is a very tough period. You're confronted with yourself. It's a deep, dark, truthful mirror. Thomas Bidegain mirrorseditingdark I may be a tough fellow but I have a reflective side as well. Reflective as in I'll bash your head in with a ****ing mirror. Thom Yorke mirrorssidesmay A disciple once complained, "You tell us stories, but you never reveal their meaning to us." The master replied, "How would you like it if someone offered you fruit and then chewed it up for you before giving it to you?" If your heart is straight with God, then every creature will be to you a mirror of life and a book of holy doctrine. Thomas a Kempis mirrorsheartbook When you stand between two mirrors you're spread out among the images, your whole soul is pulled out thin, and somewhere in the distant images a dark part of you might get out and come looking for you, if you aren't careful. Terry Pratchett mirrorsdarktwo The world is a great mirror. It reflects back to you what you are. Thomas Dreier mirrorsworld All assassins had a full-length mirror in their rooms, because it would be a terrible insult to anyone to kill them when you were badly dressed. Terry Pratchett insultingmirrorspyramids One of the things I keep coming back to in my writing is that society doesn't work on this mirror principle - you don't have an exact replica on the left of what you have on the right. It just doesn't work that way. Thomas Frank mirrorsprincipleswriting I see evil when I look in my shaving mirror. It is, philosophically, present everywhere in the universe in order, apparently, to highlight the existence of good. I think there is more to this theory, but I tend to burst out laughing at this point. Terry Pratchett mirrorsorderthinking The human phenomenon is but the sum Of densely coiled layers of illusion Each of which winds itself on the supreme insanity That there are persons of any kind When all there can be is mindless mirrors Laughing and screaming as they parade about in an endless dream Thomas Ligotti mirrorsdreamwind She was convinced that she was anorexic, because every time she looked in the mirror she did indeed see a fat person. Terry Pratchett fatsmirrorspersons In 88 poor countries for which we have data, in each and every one of the 88, the PPP for food shows that poor people can buy less food than you would expect from the PPP that the World Bank is using. The reason for this is obvious on reflection. It has to do with the fact that most foodstuffs are tradable commodities: basic foodstuffs, such as rice, flour and beans, can easily be conveyed across national borders and their prices will therefore roughly mirror the exchange rates among currencies. Thomas Pogge mirrorsreflectioncountry«8990919293949596979899»
