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When any organizational entity expands beyond 21 members, the real power will be in some smaller body.

~C. Northcote Parkinson

Topics: Any Beyond Body Entity Members Organizational Power Real Real Power Smaller Some Will

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In America, burial means an embalmed body in a heavy-duty casket with a vault built over it, so that the ground doesn't settle. That body is encased in many layers of denial.

~Caitlin Doughty

Topics: America Body Built Burial Denial Ground Layers Many Means Over Over It Settle Vault

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All the body wants to do biologically is decompose. Once you die, it's, 'Let me out here! I'm ready to shoot my atoms back into the universe!'

~Caitlin Doughty

Topics: Atoms Back Biologically Body Die Here Me Once Out Out Here Ready Shoot Universe Wants You

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Death in its natural state can be very beautiful. When you think about a body that's died of natural causes - family taking care of it - all of that is very beautiful.

~Caitlin Doughty

Topics: About Beautiful Body Care Causes Death Died Family Natural Natural State State Taking Think Very You

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Because we've never encountered a decomposing body, we can only assume they are out to get us. It is no wonder there is a cultural fascination with zombies.

~Caitlin Doughty

Topics: Assume Because Body Cultural Encountered Fascination Get Never No Wonder Only Out Us Wonder Zombies

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Vaults and caskets are not the law; they are the policy of individual cemeteries. Vaults prevent the settling of the dirt around the body, thus making landscaping more uniform and cost effective. As an added bonus, vaults can be customized and sold at a markup. Faux marble? Bronze? Take your pick, family.

~Caitlin Doughty

Topics: Added Around Body Bonus Bronze Cost Dirt Effective Family Individual Law Making Marble More Pick Policy Prevent Settling Sold Take Thus Uniform Your

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The biggest problem is the funerals that don't exist. People call the funeral home, they pick up the body, they mail the ashes to you, no grief, no happiness, no remembrance, no nothing. That happens more often than it doesn't in the United States.

~Caitlin Doughty

Topics: Ashes Biggest Biggest Problem Body Call Exist Funeral Funerals Grief Happens Happiness Home Mail More Nothing Often People Pick Problem Remembrance States Than United United States Up You

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It used to be if you wanted something nice to wear, you would sew it yourself for your body type. Women before the 20th century didn't have this problem. Now, it seems we're all squeezed into random designs. They're designed for no one.

~Caitlin Moran

Topics: Before Body Century Designed Designs Nice Now Problem Random Seems Sew Something Squeezed Type Used Wanted Wear Women Would You Your Your Body Yourself 20Th Century

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The 'ideal' body is everywhere you look, and we are made to feel like failures by advertisers and corporations who shame us into buying their products.

~Caitlin Stasey

Topics: Advertiser Body Buying Corporations Everywhere Failures Feel Ideal Like Look Made Products Shame Us Who You

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The power of the human spirit inspires me. Movies, books, stories, people, anything that reminds us that we are more than just this physical body and our capacity for love and courage can bend reality.

~Caity Lotz

Topics: Anything Bend Body Books Capacity Courage Human Human Spirit Inspires Just Love Me More Movies Our People Physical Power Reality Reminds Spirit Stories Than Us

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