"Her face crashes. She hasn't dealt with a single transfusion or lumbar puncture. She wasn't allowed near me for the bone-marrow transplant, but she could have been there for any number of diagnoses, and wasn't. Even her promises to visit more often have faded away with Christmas. It's her turn to taste some reality."

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Jenny Downham

#Reality Quotes #Numbers Quotes #Promise Quotes

“We need not be afraid of the future, for the future will be in our own hands. We shall need courage, energy and determination, but above all, we shall need faith-faith in ourselves, in our communities and in our country.”
“No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.”
“We can only learn so much and live.”
“Once you get into entertaining a quarter of a million people, it's a very weird place to be.”

Source : "Interview: Joe Cocker lyric". AskMen Interview, www.askmen.com.
“Freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order.”

Source : West Virginia State Bd. of Educ. v. Barnette (1943)
“Procrastinatio n and indulgence are nothing more than creditors who charge us interest.”

Source : Rory Vaden (2012). “Take the Stairs: 7 Steps to Achieving True Success”, p.14, Penguin
“If I'm going to appear in front of people I like to look my best.”
“Have you ever wondered why Republicans are so interested in encouraging people to volunteer in their communities? Itâ€™s because volunteers work for no pay. Republicans have been trying to get people to work for no pay for a long time.”

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