"The life of man is long, perhaps longer than necessary Or perhaps it is shorter than necessary?"

-- Naz?m Hikmet

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“I think our culture encourages all of us to always put our best foot forward. I think it's a good thing. I think it's nice to rise to the occasion, to be kind and considerate, and have self control.”

Source : "Amy Grant: 'Somewhere Down the Road'". CBNmusic Interview, www.cbn.com. October 16, 2013.
“They don't have a lot of crime in the countryside other than theft. But every once in a while, things turn ugly, and when they turn ugly, they turn very ugly.”

Source : "In 'Mad River,' A Friendly Cop Tackles Rural Crime". Interview with Linda Wertheimer, krvs.org. September 23, 2012.
“What would Kathy say if she knew I let the whole crew eat those Oreos when they never did eat their carrot sticks (which I had so firmly required as prerequisite)? All three of my kids were probably heading for disease (not enough veggies) and jail (not enough discipline).”

Source : Dean Hughes (2005). “All Moms Go to Heaven: Reflections”, Deseret Book Company
“Eat, drink and remarry is my motto.”

Source : Interview with Rachel Cooke, www.theguardian.com. July 11, 2009.
“I think a lot of what I was taught, gathered, and learned is worth keeping. Heritage and "wisdom" and simply personal family and local history enrich the one able to tap such information. As it is I wish I had garnered more from my grandparents and parents.”
“Now I see why reading was illegal for black people during slavery. I discover that I think in words. The more words I know, the more things I can think about. My vocab and thoughts grow together like the stem and petals of a flower. Reading was illegal because if you limit someone's vocab, you limit their thoughts. They can't even think of freedom because they don't have the language to.”
“As an actor, you act in order to make a living. Then, when you can make a living, you start acting because you want to do what you love to do. I need to remind myself of that a lot.”
“I said this to my daughter, if you don't practice the guitar, when you get older you wouldn't be able to play it. It's that simple. If you want to play the guitar, you put a half hour in everyday, but you have to do it.”

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