"My mother once said to me, 'You must promise to be happy; it is the greatest favour you can do to others'. It has guided me throughout my life."

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Source : "Stéphane Hessel fought injustice all his great life" by Agnès Poirier, www.theguardian.com. February 27, 2013.

Stephane Hessel

#Mother Quotes #Promise Quotes #Favour Quotes

“I try to look at it like an angry optimist. In other words, I'm not happy with the state of affairs that we have. The rise of nationalism under the guise of patriotism is so effed up, and underneath this banner of "patriotism" is the worst of nationalist rhetoric: racism, xenophobia, sexism, pitting communities against each other, implicitly inciting race wars and stuff like that. So that's the angry part of it, but I'm incredibly optimistic about the potential to redefine what it means to be a "patriotic American" .”

Source : Source: www.mtv.com
“I never thought of myself as a movie star. I'm just a working girl. A working girl who worked her way to the top -- and never fell off.”
“God bless America, land that I love, Stand beside her, and guide her, Through the night, with the light from above, From the mountains, to the prairies To the oceans, white with foam God bless America, my home sweet home, God bless America! My Home Sweet Home!”

Source : "God Bless America" (song) (1939) See Peeke 1
“Basketball is basketball.”
“Winds wanders, and dews drip earthward; Rains fall, suns rise and set; Earth whirls, and all but to prosper A poor little violet.”
“True abundance isn't based on our net worth, it's based on our self-worth.”

Source : Twitter post from Aug 13, 2012
“He ran his finger along my jawline and down my neck. "The wait will be fun, but it's not going to be easy."”

Source : Amy Plum (2011). “Die For Me: Number 1 in series”, p.95, Hachette UK
“The vice-presidency isnt worth a bucket of warm piss,”

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