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Achy Obejas

“Pain is nature's way of telling you to slow down. Death is nature's way of telling you to stop.”
“A winning wave, (deserving note.) In the tempestuous petticote, A careless shoe-string, in whose tye I see a wilde civility,-- Doe more bewitch me than when art Is too precise in every part.”
“Future is about creating value. If we have tools to empower each other, more possibility is reality.”
“Greece's European neighbors were able step in and bolster the weak foundation on which Greece's free-spending budget was based. It would be difficult for any country, or intergovernmental organization, to rescue an economy the size of the U.S. if investors were ever to lose faith in our bonds because of our enormous debt.”

Source : "After debt deal mess, Americans lose" by Douglas Wilder, www.politico.com. August 03, 2011.
“Success is never deserved. Success is always earned.”
“Let's not allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. Remember "Life is too short to be little".”
“I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate, adding deeper darkness to a night that is already void of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
“The range of variation in the female far exceeds the range of variation in the male.”

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