"I practiced saxophone eight hours a day for the first two years I played."

-- Stan Getz

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“I kind of wish theyâ€™d shut up,â€ Jack said. â€œDude, true dat,â€ Lend answered. Jack nodded solemnly. â€œFor serious.”
“It is a worthy thing to fight for one's freedom; it is another sight finer to fight for another man's.”
“In passing, also, I would like to say that the first time Adam had a chance he laid the blame on a woman.”

Source : My Two Countries ch. 1 (1923)
“Each evening, I ached for the shelter of my tent, for the smallest sense that something was shielding me from the entire rest of the world, keeping me safe not from danger, but from vastness itself. I loved the dim, clammy dark of my tent, the cozy familiarity of the way I arranged my few belongings all around me each night.”
“I show up on the injury report as much as the statsheet, but if Iâ€™m healthy, Iâ€™m going to be a late-round steal in most leagues. Last year I had more than 1,000 yards on the ground despite my injuries, and I had six rushing touchdowns despite Andre Brown vulturing my goal line duties around mid-season. Now Iâ€™m in Indianapolis, and my new offensive coordinator is implementing a West Coast offense that should get me plenty of carries and a few catches each game. Plus, Iâ€™ll be the goal line guy. If Iâ€™m not wearing a boot.”
“The Iranian regime calls for the annihilation of Israel, it oppresses its own citizens, it's part of the murder going on in Syria and it's building an atomic bomb.”
“I couldn't be with someone who is depressed all the time.”

Source : "Antonio Banderas Shares His Secrets to A Happy Marriage". www.zimbio.com. April 25, 2010.
“Is the painter a plagiarist because he sets his palette to nature?”

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