"Left right left right. We're army ants. We swarm we fight. We have no home. We roam. We race. You're lucky if we miss your place."

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Source : Douglas Florian (2002). “Insectlopedia”, p.13, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Douglas Florian

#Home Quotes #Army Quotes #Fighting Quotes

“How great musicians demonstrate a mutual respect and trust on the bandstand can alter your outlook on the world and enrich every aspect of your life, understanding what it means to be a global citizen in the most modern sense.”

Source : Wynton Marsalis, Geoffrey Ward (2008). “Moving to Higher Ground: How Jazz Can Change Your Life”, p.15, Random House
“...you realize that you don't understand yourself any better than you understand anyone else.”
“I seldom deal in symbolisms; if there be hidden meanings in my verse, they are there without my knowledge.”
“I like to write about things that are extreme in some form. I like to write about something I feel I have to write about.”

Source : Suzanne Vega (1999). “The passionate eye: the collected writing of Suzanne Vega”, Avon Books
“You are judged on your last game no matter how many you have banked.”
“When you're on a submarine you're usually underwater for months at a time, and you don't get to Skype or make phone calls. When you get messages, they're maybe two sentences. They're very short.”

Source : "Jessy Schram Talks Falling Skies, Last Resort And Once Upon A Time". Interview with Eric Goldman, www.ign.com. June 12, 2012.
“You may accept the inevitable with bitterness and resentment or with patience and grace. Mere acceptance is not sufficient.”
“I am an only child and home-schooled, so I have no siblings or classmates.”

Source : "New wonder kid on the block" by Ed Pilkington, www.theguardian.com. March 18, 2009.

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