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Eventually, I reached the other side of the chasm and understood the differences between the two men. I no longer hated Daddy: he had been a shitty father and a shitty husband - a man who's made two bad choices based on lust and coveting and then been too weak either to live with them or undo them. But he had not been a rapist. Wally Lamb
Henry David Thoreau quote: "Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth."
Give me the poverty that enjoys true wealth. Henry David Thoreau
That time of year thou mayst in me behold. When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang. Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. In me thou seest the twilight of such day. As after sunset fadeth in the west, Which by and by black night doth take away, Death's second self, that seals up all in rest. In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire. That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, As the death-bed whereon it must expire. Consumed... William Shakespeare
Judd Nelson quote: "Death is not my best subject."
Death is not my best subject. Judd Nelson
Be prepared, work hard, and hope for a little luck. Recognize that the harder you work and the better prepared you are, the more luck you might have. Ed Bradley
Dag Hammarskjold quote: "This accidental meeting of possibilities calls itself I. I..."
This accidental meeting of possibilities calls itself I. I ask: what am I doing here? And, at once, this I becomes unreal. Dag Hammarskjold
Martin Luther King jr. quote: "The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is..."
The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important. Martin Luther King jr.
Marlene Dietrich quote: "When you're dead, you're dead. That's it."
When you're dead, you're dead. That's it. Marlene Dietrich
When it comes to developing character strength, inner security and unique personal and interpersonal talents and skills in a child, no institution can or ever will compare with, or effectively substitute for, the home's potential for positive influence. Stephen Covey
Thomas Jefferson quote: "Every day is lost in which we do not learn something useful...."
Every day is lost in which we do not learn something useful. Man has no nobler or more valuable possession than time. Thomas Jefferson
Jeffrey Eugenides quote: "When asked why she had tried to kill herself, she said only,..."
When asked why she had tried to kill herself, she said only, "It was a mistake, Jeffrey Eugenides
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I like Steve Gadd, everything he did with Steely Dan. There's so many. I like everything. Travis Barker
No person I have ever met, not even the most righteous or pure of heart, has gone without those times when faith recedes in the busy-ness of life. Mitt Romney
Gabriel Garcia Marquez quote: "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
An individual, in promoting his own interest, may injure the public interest; a nation, in promoting the general welfare, may check the interest of a part of its members. Friedrich List