"My daughter speaks with a wisdom beyond her years. We have all come here with anger in our hearts but she comes with courage and understanding. From this day forward if there is to be more killing it will not start with me."

-- Chief Powhatan

#Daughter Quotes #Heart Quotes #Years Quotes

“Stages of life are artifacts. Adolescence is a useful contrivance, midlife is a moving target, senior citizens are an interest group, and tweenhood is just plain made up.”

Source : "Baby Talk" by Jill Lepore, www.newyorker.com. June 29, 2009.
“My parents would frisk me before family events. Before weddings, funerals, bar mitzvahs, and what have you. Because if they didn't, then the book would be hidden inside some pocket or other and as soon as whatever it was got under way I'd be found in a corner. That was who I was...that was what I did. I was the kid with the book.”
“Every time I start thinking the world is all bad, then I start seeing people out there having a good time on motorcycles. It makes me take another look.”
“The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth was erected upon the grave of liberty.”

Source : John Lothrop Motley (1863). “The Rise of the Dutch Republic: Complete in One Volume”, p.5
“The first kiss can be as terrifying as the last.”

Source : Daina Chaviano (2008). “The Island of Eternal Love”, p.172, Penguin
“Indeed our words will remain lifeless, barren, devoid of any passion, until we die as a result of these words, whereupon our words will suddenly spring to life and live amongst the hearts that are dead, bringing them to life as well.”
“We are supposed to be liberated in America but if our President [George W. Bush] had his way, we wouldn't be educated about sex at all. Every woman would have six children and we wouldn't be able to have abortions.”
“We are promoting the opportunity for healthy living in a manner and scale unseen before.”

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