"It takes just as many men to build a sturdy man, son, as it does to build a tower. You will look back on this time and remember remarkably little of it, excpt the extent to which I tried or did not try."

-- J. R. Moehringer

#Son Quotes #Men Quotes #Trying Quotes

“Besides the alternate universe offered by a book, the quiet space of a museum was my favorite place to go. My mom said I was an escapist at heart . . . that I preferred imaginary worlds to the real one. Itâ€™s true that Iâ€™ve always been able to yank myself out of this world and plunge myself into another.”

Source : Amy Plum (2011). “Die for Me”, p.19, Harper Collins
“Layer upon layer, Italy's storied past unfolds in Robert Kaster's captivating journey along the venerable Queen of Roads. I cannot imagine a more perfect guide to such a rich trove of ancient and modern memories. Illuminating, erudite, entertaining, and evocative.”
“I owe a lot to Nickelodeon.”
“I would probably never be able to do anything interesting or special like Edward, Alice and Jasper could do. Maybe I would just love Edward more than anyone in the history of the world had ever loved anyone else.”
“When I was ambushed by global warming advocates recently-no, they haven't given up-they asked me the same questions they always ask: "What if you're wrong?" and "If you're wrong will you apologize to future generations?" I always answer, "What if you're wrong? Will you apologize to my twenty kids and grandkids for the largest tax increase in American history?" They usually don't have anything to say after that.”

Source : "The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future". Book by Jim Inhofe, 2012.
“I only believe in telling the truth and being truthful.”
“I am dominated by one thing, an irresistible, burning attraction towards the abstract.”

Source : "Gustave Moreau". Book by Jean Paladilhe and Josbe Pierrep, translated by Bettina Wadia, p. 32, 1972.
“I'm just getting better and better. It's just like a bunch of worker bees protecting the king bee, because I'm not a queen bee. I'm a king bee.”

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