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“THE autumn of 1850 brought an event freighted with deep significance to me. My mother died.”
Source : John Sergeant Wise, Paul Dennis Sporer (2005). “End of an Era: The Last Days of Traditional Southern Culture as Seen Through the Eyes of a Young Confederate Soldier”, p.23, Anza Publishing
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“There is always more goodness in the world than there appears to be, because goodness is of its very nature modest and retiring.”
Source : "The Friends of Voltaire". Book by Evelyn Beatrice Hall, 1906.
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“The only thing that really inspired me for singing was the movie and musical 'Phantom of the Opera.' I went to see it in the theaters, and I loved it so much. And when I got home, I started singing the songs around the house, and my mom thought I was really good, so she asked me if I wanted to do a talent competition. And I said, 'Yes, definitely.'”
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“Life is not just the passing of time. Life is the collection of experiences and their intensity.”
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“I'm pretty grounded on my own passion - writing books, you know, doing programs, speaking around the country. And I love what I do.”
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“That God has managed to survive the inanities of the religions that do Him homage is truly a miraculous proof of His existence.”
Source : Ben Hecht (1954). “A child of the century”, Signet
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“The cyborg is now the ideal to which all our most advanced technology is tending.”
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“I wake up every morning and I wish I were dead, and so does Jim.”
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“The problem is simply finding the right person. Ask Plato. Just make sure she finishes your thoughts and you finish hers. That's all you need.”
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“Speaking as he unintentionally launched his farewell tour by announcing that the 2000 season would be his last before retirement: Honestly, I had never, ever in my wildest dreams believed I would ever do this. All I wanted to do was to play it out and when it was time to go, hang it up, take off and sail into the sunset somewhere.”
