"From early on I valued the gift of memory above all others. I understood that as we grow older we carry a whole nation around inside of us, places and ways that have disappeared, believing that they are ours, that we alone hold the torch for our past, that we are as impenetrable as stone."

-- Jane Hamilton

#Memories Quotes #Believe Quotes #Past Quotes

“Republicans are men of narrow vision, who are afraid of the future.”
“I do recognise that, where recruitment difficulties persist, teachers can be put under great pressure.”
“No issue is more important to this Congress than securing our borders and protecting our homeland, and I guarantee it is very important to our constituents.”
“Personally, I do movies the way I cook. I put in what I like, in case nobody else likes it and I have to eat it for the rest of the week.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“Who was it who said that every virtue contains its corresponding vice? C.S. Lewis? Virginia Woolf? You forget. But it has always worried you that what the virtue of wit contained was the vice of scorn.”

Source : Kevin Brockmeier (2008). “The View from the Seventh Layer: Stories”, p.101, Vintage
“Michael Rubio said Trump's plan was impulsive and not well thought out. The other thing that's really annoying Republicans is that this was supposed to be their great week. The president gave a speech on terrorism that was not well received. They were working hard to tie Hillary Clinton to the president. Then along comes Donald Trump, and the story changes dramatically.”

Source : "Despite Backlash Over Muslim Comments, Supporters Stand By Trump". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. December 10, 2015.
“There's something about the first time an actor runs the material over his or her face, when they kind of run it through their eyes and you see the thing and there is little imperfections in it and not every line is delivered perfectly, and it doesn't have that mechanical feeling.”
“Counting in octal is just likst counting in decimal--if you don't use your thumbs.”

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