"In 1846 the prairie town of Oak River existed only in a settler's dream."

-- Bess Streeter Aldrich

#Dream Quotes #Book Quotes #Rivers Quotes

“Let us a little permit nature to take her own way; she better understands her own affairs than we.”
“The death penalty exacts a terrible price in dollars, lives and human decency. Rather than tamping down the flames of violence, it fuels them while draining millions of dollars from more promising efforts to restore safety to our lives.”
“I remember one afternoon when we were out on a golf course somewhere, and Lauren Bacall, James Garner, and Jack Lemmon were sitting there in deck chairs when I went off to do another scene. And I said something like, "Hey, where have you guys been?" And they said, "Oh, we were down at the clubhouse. We saw your scene!" And Jack Lemmon looked at James Garner, and James Garner looked back at me, and then they both looked back at me and said in unison, "You bet your ***** it is!" So I've been up there with the greats. I've had my fleeting moments with theatrical genius.”

Source : Source: tv.avclub.com
“There are truths which can kill a nation.”
“Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states.”
“We have a project with Unocal here in Los Angeles, where we as an environmental organization, the oil company, and the state all get together to promote the recycling of used motor oil.”
“We got to pray just to make it today.”

Source : Song: Pray
“I have had this desire my whole life to prove people wrong, to show them I could do things they didn't think I could do.”

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