quotes about Really Sweet

“If I'm going to appear in front of people I like to look my best.”

“But tonight, the lion of contentment has placed a warm heavy paw on my chest.”

Source : Billy Collins (2011). “Sailing Alone Around the Room: New and Selected Poems”, p.49, Random House

“I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense.”

“To promote knowledge is thus an inescapable duty imposed on every one of the friends of God.”

“I don't think there is an implicit obligation for the United States to follow like a stupid mule whatever the Israelis do. If they decide to start a war, simply on the assumption that we will be automatically drawn into it, I think it is the obligation of friendship to say "you're not going to be making national decisions for us"”

“Something else was different when we were young: our parents were outdoors. I’m not saying they were joining health clubs and things of that sort, but they were out of the house, out on the porch, talking to neighbors. As far as physical fitness goes, today’s kids are the sorriest generation in the history of the United States. Their parents may be out jogging, but the kids just aren’t outside.”

“I think people don't like when you're not confident about what you're pitching, and they don't want to invest in you or get behind you.”

Source : "Think You Can Pitch? Creatives Break Down Their Art". Talk Of The Nation with Neal Conan, www.npr.org. January 31, 2012.

“Women are beautiful. They deserve to be cherished and respected.”

“Once we reach a certain age, we tend to recalibrate our expectations. We expect less from the world once we've seen it up close.”

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