"When [my father] reached his majority, he was the head of the family. Everybody depended upon him. He went into a very uptight appearance; he would wear Chesterfield coats to work, Homburg hats, really getting into the whole thing. He knew people like Oscar Levant. He loved New York. He wanted to live there."

-- Paul Laffoley

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“An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.”
“Certainly, we want to make sure that kids go to school full-bellied, but is that always the government's job to be there to serve people their breakfast? Is it my job to feed my neighbour's child? I don't think so.”
“Mindfulness is not just a word or a discourse by the Buddha, but a meaningful state of mind. It means we have to be here now, in this very moment, and we have to know what is happening internally and externally. It means being alert to our motives and learning to change unwholesome thoughts and emotions into wholesome ones Mindfulness is a mental activity that in due course eliminates all suffering.”
“Man wants to know, and when he ceases to do so, he is no longer a man.”
“I don't want to be the next Mark Spitz; I want to be the first Michael Phelps”
“Remember there are no mistakes, only lessons. Love yourself, trust your choices, and everything is possible”
“I suppose what's unique about our presentation is the amount of Scripture that kids get.”
“Live life and write about life. Of the making of many books there is indeed no end, but there are more than enough books about books.”

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