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Harold MacMillan quote: "Tradition does not mean that the living are dead, it means..."

Tradition does not mean that the living are dead, it means that the dead are living.

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The world had ended, so why had the battle not ceased, the castle fallen silent in horror, and every combatant laid down their arms? Harry's mind was in freefall, spinning out of control, unable to grasp the impossiblity, because Fred Weasley could not be dead, the evidence of all his senses must be lying - J. K. Rowling
Most children - I know I did when I was a kid - fantasize another set of parents. Or fantasize no parents. They don't tell their real parents about that - you don't want to tell Mom and Dad. Kids lead a very private life. And I was a typical child, I think. I was a liar. Maurice Sendak
Claude Vorilhon quote: "Cloning will enable mankind to reach eternal life."
Cloning will enable mankind to reach eternal life. Claude Vorilhon
Gratitude is the creative force, the mother and father of love. It is in gratitude that real love exists. Love expands only when gratitude is there. Limited love does not offer gratitude. Limited love is immediately bound by something- by constant desires or constant demands. But when it is unlimited love, constant love, then gratitude comes to the fore. This love becomes all gratitude. Sri Chinmoy
I think what I came through is great, but my son can take it to another level, not having to fight racism. His mother's a Norwegian and I'm mixed up four or five times, so he can face the world. James Brown
Julie Doucet quote: "I took my courage in both hands and went to the Laundromat to..."
I took my courage in both hands and went to the Laundromat to do my washing. I had to use three machines. Julie Doucet
There is nothing wrong with dedication and goals, but if you focus on yourself, all the lights fade away and you become a fleeting moment in life. Pete Maravich
Richard Widmark quote: "Mankiewicz was a brilliant director."
Mankiewicz was a brilliant director. Richard Widmark
Have you no hope at all? And do you really live with the thought that when you die, you die, and nothing remains?" "Yes," I said. Albert Camus
As governor, there isn't a lot I can do beyond that to crack down on crime. Law enforcement is really a local issue. It's the cops' job to tighten down on criminals. Jesse Ventura
Dennis Rodman quote: "I can score 20 points if I want to, but that's not my desire."
I can score 20 points if I want to, but that's not my desire. Dennis Rodman
Both Jamie and Claudia had acquired a talent for being bear but never part of a group. (Some people, Saxonberg, never learn to do that all their lives, and some learn it all too well.) E. L. Konigsburg
We have serious enemies and growing threats around the world. Unfortunately, we have an administration whose idea of a rogue state is Arizona. Mitt Romney
When you get all this stuff on and you put on the guns and the hair, it has an effect on the actor. It tends to lend a certain something to the way you feel as you're just walking around looking that way. Keith Carradine
Malcolm Gladwell quote: "I think when one's working, one works between absolute..."
I think when one's working, one works between absolute confidence and absolute doubt, and I got a huge dallop of each. Malcolm Gladwell