“Modern society is too quick to judge people on their appearances. There is not much you can do about it; it is the way they think; it is the way they are. But maybe this could teach them a lesson, or set an example.”

—  Susan Boyle

As quoted in "Susan Boyle redeems us from superficiality" by Melanie Reid in TImes Online (18 April 2009) http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/melanie_reid/article6115397.ece

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