"Ask me not what I have, but what I am."

-- Heinrich Heine

“We'd find more energy in the attics of American homes (through energy conservation measures) than in all the oil buried in Alaska.”
“Above all nations is humanity,”
“Jamestown colony, when it was first founded as a socialist venture, dang near failed with everybody dead and dying in the snow,”
“Ironman distance triathlons are a true test of oneself as a whole. Each race is a test of physical, mental and spiritual toughness that I haven't found in any other type of racing. At the end of the day, challenging myself on all levels is what it's about for me.”
“Teaching high school in an inner-city school is not an easy task. Every teacher is responsible for 150 teenagers. The amount of work is just mind-boggling. Remember, you're not just doing a job. You have these kids' futures in your hand; you have to inspire them.”

Source : "Q&A: Tony Danza on Don Jon, Fake Deaths, and Scarlett Johansson". Interview with Danielle Bacher, www.esquire.com. September 27, 2013.
“Its a real honor to be included among the list of finalists, when you see the names that are there, ... Some of the guys who won the Hank Aaron Award in the past are thought of as some of the best players in the history of the game, so just to be included with those guys is really gratifying.”
“Poetry is a dangerous gift.”

Source : Grace Aguilar (1847). “Home influence”, p.273
“Be occupied, then, with what you really value and let the thief take something else.”

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