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“If you think about it seriously, all the questions about the soul and the immortality of the soul and paradise and hell are at bottom only a way of seeing this very simple fact: that every action of ours is passed on to others according to its value, of good or evil, it passes from father to son, from one generation to the next, in a perpetual movement.”
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“I hope I don't get a roundhouse kick from Chuck Norris.”
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“Baseball and football are very different games. In a way, both of them are easy. Football is easy if you're crazy as hell. Baseball is easy if you've got patience. They'd both be easier for me if I were a little more crazy - and a little more patient.”
Source : Bo Jackson, Dick Schaap (1990). “Bo knows Bo: the autobiography of a ballplayer”, Doubleday Books
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“Connect the dots between individual roles and the goals of the organization. When people see that connection, they get a lot of energy out of work. They feel the importance, dignity, and meaning in their job.”
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“French women love bread and would never consider a life without carbs.”
Source : "The pleasure principle". Interview with Lara Ceroni, www.ellecanada.com. August 15, 2005.
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“Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.”
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“If you want the reader to accept the premise as a given, then being specific is vital. This is what I'm after; I want the reader to accept the setting and the mindset of the characters, so we can get on with the story.”
Source : Source: www.raintaxi.com
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“Some say "The end is near," as if that is shocking news. The truth is, the end is always near. What is actually shocking is that we, ourselves, can help to choose which end.”
Source : T. A. Barron (2011). “Ultimate Magic”, p.46, Penguin