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“I have watched the river and the sea for a lifetime. I have seen rivers rob soil from the roots of trees until the giants came foundering down. I have watched shores slip and perish, the channels silt and change; what was beach become a swamp and a headland tumble into the sea. An island has eroded in silent pain since my boyhood, and reefs have become islands. Yet the old people used to say, People pass away, but not the land. It remains forever. Maybe that is so. The land changes. The land continues. The sea changes. The sea remains.”
Source : Keri Hulme (2005). “The Bone People: A Novel”, p.336, LSU Press
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“I moved to Princeton, Indiana, and became a professional Farm Manager for that Princeton Farms.”
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“Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative.”
Source : Quoted in James B. Simpson, Contemporary Quotations (1964)
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“Today Christians spend more money on dog food then missions”
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“We will implement this consent decree because we know that it is in the best interests of our city that the police department and the community are working together so that we can resolve many of the issues that we face in our community.”
Source : Source: www.msnbc.com
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“There are many challenges, sadly many challenges our mothers were used to but have endured, which is inspiring. Sadly there are many challenges that many of us are already used to and have been fighting for years, yet our strengths will inspire future generations. That's not to forget we will share many more triumphs to come. It is all a process. Ironically enough, situations that violate human philosophy unite people of different backgrounds.”
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“My father Big Max told me many years ago that 'anything you are good at will contribute to your happiness'. Great advice.”
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“Whenever anybody comes to me with a way that I can give something back, it would be ungrateful at this point in my life to not say yes.”
Source : "Paul Stanley Analyzes KISS's Success: 'I don't want to buy a t-shirt with a guy on it who looks like my neighbor'". Interview with Linda Leseman, www.laweekly.com. October 03, 2011.