It is disturbing to discover in oneself these curious revelations of the validity of the Darwinian theory. If it is true that we have sprung from the ape, there are occasions when my own spring appears not to have been very far.


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Anorexia was there for me before I got into modeling, but because of the arena and the demands, the ...
CARRE OTIS
But life inevitably throws us curve balls, unexpected circumstances that remind us to expect the une...
CARRE OTIS
It not unusual for women with anorexia to suffer heart attacks.
CARRE OTIS
Life is full of change and uncertainty. We know this. We experience it on a daily basis.
CARRE OTIS
When I consider the deeper meaning of yoga, I realize it's about a lot more than simply performi...
CARRE OTIS
Every man may reign secure in his petty tyranny, and spread terror and desolation around him, until ...
JAMES OTIS
Part of treatment for drugs and alcohol is you abstain from these, but with eating disorders you can...
CARRE OTIS
I think that we can't deny the public's want for balancing out the images that are out there...
CARRE OTIS
I've learned to surround myself with women who lift me up and leave me feeling nurtured rather t...
CARRE OTIS
Motherhood has brought me many joys and insights, but the new perspective it granted me on the role ...
CARRE OTIS
The pressure was if I didn't get into that dress size someone else would - someone else would get th...
CARRE OTIS
Part of treatment for drugs and alcohol is you abstain from these, but with eating disorders you can...
CARRE OTIS
My doctor felt that the main contributing factor was so many years of malnutrition, especially durin...
CARRE OTIS
Many women who have anorexia put their hearts in a compromised situation.
CARRE OTIS
I had my first seizure, and I had to go in for heart surgery.
CARRE OTIS
I had dropped out of school and was a runaway, so I didn't have family to fall back on if I didn't w...
CARRE OTIS
I am not naturally that thin, so I had to go through everything from using drugs to diet pills to la...
CARRE OTIS
Anorexia was there for me before I got into modeling, but because of the arena and the demands, the ...
CARRE OTIS
Taxation without representation is tyranny.
JAMES OTIS
This is a true brotherhood of wrestling people here in the Valley. We'll handle this situation and d...
OTIS DOWDY
[Lee] values how much he was provided exposure early on by Bill Darden and others.
CLARENCE OTIS
Exposing any subject that is unpleasant or controversial means risking judgment and making some peop...
CARRE OTIS
These manly sentiments, in private life, make good citizens; in public life, the patriot and the her...
JAMES OTIS
My dear sister, I hope, when God Almighty in his righteous providence shall take me out of time into...
JAMES OTIS
That's frightening and, frankly, it scares the hell out me. We're going to have an epidemic of lung ...
OTIS BRAWLEY
The things we've done might look frantic, but they are calculated moves. Our objective is to win a c...
OTIS SMITH
In the past, I often found that when I reached out for a fast cure it led me down a slippery slope o...
CARRE OTIS
It's a pleasure and honor to be here, knowing what y'all have been through.
OTIS WILLIAMS
Motown is the soundtrack of our lives. These are songs we have always wanted to do, and now, happily...
OTIS WILLIAMS
It's a terrible situation, but you just have to roll with the punches. I don't worry about it. There...
OTIS WILLIAMS
The Tempts have always been known for great lead singers. Today we have three of the greatest leads ...
OTIS WILLIAMS
I've learned over the years that people are human and have mood swings, regardless of how talented t...
OTIS WILLIAMS
The folk thing was about civil rights... ... Folk music is the music of the working class, the music...
OTIS TAYLOR
Taxation without representation is tyranny
JAMES OTIS
We felt it was important to do something that really reflected Joe's passion.
CLARENCE OTIS
I lie silently in bed
With pleasant pillow under head—
Exploring truths of a long lost e...
T.D. OTIS
People like Smokey Bones, but they don't come with the visit frequency that we would like. We think ...
CLARENCE OTIS
That's one of the things the Tempts have always been, experimental. We decided ... to sit down and c...
OTIS WILLIAMS
Bill Mitchell said he really liked it. But when he asked the other four their opinions, we all took ...
OTIS WILLIAMS
We've been performing with symphonies all of our career and it sounds so wonderful when they play 'M...
OTIS WILLIAMS
I'm not impressed with the state of music and the lyrics, guys on stage grabbing their Johnson. That...
OTIS WILLIAMS
[There isn't much anyone can do about pump-related pain except grin and bear it, said Otis Williams ...
OTIS WILLIAMS