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50 Questions to Expand Your Mind--My Photography-- or Recommend me Ask me anything
January 16, 2012
December 26, 2011
"I am a Jew. Hath not a Jew eyes? hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions? fed with the same food, hurt with the same weapons, subject to the same diseases, healed by the same means, warmed and cooled by the same winter and summer, as a Christian is? If you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that. If a Jew wrong a Christian, what is his humility? Revenge. If a Christian wrong a Jew, what should his sufferance be by Christian example? Why, revenge. The villany you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction."
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Shylock - The Merchant of Venice
I love this quote because it’s so widely applicable. If you substitute the words ‘Jew’ and ‘Christian’ it can apply to any oppressed people and the oppressors in the world. It’s worth reflecting on by all people.
September 25, 2011
Anonymous asked: You look best when you look like you did on eid, the shorter hair with the fringe thing and when you've shaved :P
There’s so much conflicting advice coming through, Anon. I don’t know who to listen to… Thank you for the compliment. It’s really cool of you to say nice things about me.
The problem with my Eid look was that my hair was too short. I want my hair to be longer! I want it to come down to my eyes. I prefer the clean shaved look too so I guess we can agree on that but I’ll keep the scruffy stubble look for a while I think. Shaving is effort and I’m lazy!
September 25, 2011
cassiebrzoza asked: You have beautiful eyes. :) Never actually been a fan of beards so I say get rid, it draws too much attention away from your eyes.
Thank you for the compliment. It’s really nice of you to say.
I’ve already gotten rid of the beard… I trimmed it (not shaved) last night so it’s at that really scruffy stubble length now.
September 24, 2011
I’ve been growing my ‘beard’ for the last two weeks but I’m going to shave it today unless I get 20 people to tell me to keep it.
Also, I need to be more imaginative with my hair!
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