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“I think being an athlete prepares you for more things than people give us credit for.”
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“I'm Australian. I'm assimilated. I was born here - how ocker do I have to be?”
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“I listen to and I play all kinds of music, and I'm interested in jazz and in bluegrass - I like it all - but Cuban music speaks to me in a certain way.”
Source : "Cuba, Cognac, and Cachao with Andy Garcia". Interview with Allyson Shiffman, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 16, 2013. 
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“I value science--none can prize it more, It gives ten thousand motives to adore: Be it religious, as it ought to be, The heart it humbles, and it bows the knee.”
Source : Abraham Coles (1866). “The Microcosm: A Poem, Read Before the Medical Society of New Jersey at Its Centenary Anniversary: with the Address Delivered as President, Jan. 24, 1866”, p.22
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“Here is my prescription to heal all wounds. Watch the film 'Funny Girl' at least five times, eat at least 45 chocolate bars, and hang out with all those friends you blew off to hang out with your ex. I truly believe that, through a combination of Nutella, old pals and Barbra Streisand, we can achieve happiness and, very probably, world peace.”
Source : "What would Beth Ditto do?" by Beth Ditto, www.theguardian.com. August 16, 2007.
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“To pray is to listen, to move through my own chattering to God, to that place where I can be silent and listen to what God may have to say.”
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“I could introduce myself properly, but it's not really necessary. You will know me well enough and soon enough, depending on a diverse range of variables. It suffices to say that at some point in time, I will be standing over you, as genially as possible. Your soul will be in my arms. A color will be perched on my shoulder. I will carry you gently away.”
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“While it may be impossible to 'disprove' the existence of some 'Higher Power' or abstract Creator, it is entirely possible — through analysis and research — to find discrepancies within the ancient, organized religious traditions that support the idea of a specific God.”
Source : FaceBook post by David G. McAfee from Dec 30, 2013
