"They were like English teachers who took the fun out of a perfectly good book by breaking it down into themes and sentence structures"

-- Tawni O'Dell

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“Ray Charles revolutionary approach to music was also reflected in his politics and his deep and abiding commitment to Martin Luther King and the plight of African-Americans. Ray Charles may not have been on the front lines, but he put his money where his mouth was.”
“Most of life's battles are won or lost in the mind.”

Source : Craig Groeschel (2012). “Soul Detox: Clean Living in a Contaminated World”, p.34, Zondervan
“Words are, quite simply, weapons. How a person or an act or a thought looks depends entirely upon how - and by whom - it is described.”

Source : Carolyn Hart (2009). “Dead Man's Island”, p.57, Crimeline
“In the Premier League you never really know what is going to happen. There is very little between the teams.”

Source : Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
“I think I'm slightly impulsive, sometimes organised and always in search of a bargain!”
“According to the moral absolutism that characterizes McCandless's beliefs, a challenge in which a successful outcome is assured isn't a challenge at all.”
“Albert grunted. "Do you know what happens to lads who ask too many questions?" Mort thought for a moment. "No," he said eventually, "what?" There was silence. Then Albert straightened up and said, "Damned if I know. Probably they get answers, and serve 'em right.”
“The attitude of gratitude is yoga. Ingratitude is "unyoga," like "uncola." Where gratitude is, there is yoga. Where there is ingratitude, yoga is gone. That mind which does not live in gratitude is just like a junkyard. There are great cars there, but they don't work; they are useless, because they are junk. What are you without gratitude?”

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