"I am saddened that it is politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows: the Iraq war is largely about oil."

-- Alan Greenspan

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“Jumping for joy' is a very basic human reaction, and a child skipping down the street is simply an untrained dancer.”
“I want to prove that he's wrong - he's wearing a t-shirt that says he won the last two fights.”
“If he desired to know about automobiles, he would, without question, study diligently about automobiles. If his wife desired to be a gourmet cook, she'd certainly study the art of cooking, perhaps even attending a cooking class. Yet, it never seems as obvious to him that if he wants to live in love, he must spend at least as much time as the auto mechanic or the gourmet in studying love.”
“I grew up in a very musical household. My brother had KISS and Van Halen records, but my parents loved country and show tunes, so I had all of those records when a kid. I pretty much knew exactly what I was going to do at a young age. I loved album covers, I loved listening to a record and staring at the art while listening to it. When I got older and discovered paining, drawing and PhotoShop, I was able to do both simultaneously; I enjoy making both.”
“I want to take care of people. I want to help people. The maximum joy that I have is when I can create something that makes someone else's life lighter, brighter, or better.”
“We didnâ€™t deny the obvious, but we didnâ€™t entirely accept it either. I mean, we said hello to it each morning in the foyer. We patted its little head as it made a mess in the backyard, but we never nurtured it. Many nights the obvious showed up at our bedroom door, in its pajamas, unable to sleep, in need of a hug, and we just stared at it like an Armenian, or even worseâ€” hid beneath the covers and pretended not to hear its tiny sobs.”
“We learn through experience and experiencing, and no one teaches anyone anything.”
“Cherish your human connections: your relationships with friends and family.”

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