"Roscoe was spiritually illegal, a bootlegger of the soul, a mythic creature made of words and wit and wild deeds and boundless memory."

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Source : William Kennedy (2011). “Roscoe”, p.73, Simon and Schuster

William Kennedy

#Memories Quotes #Soul Quotes #Deeds Quotes

“I believe giving back is one of the greatest life lessons we can teach our children; that the world isn't all about them, and that through our actions people will really discover what kind of a person we truly are.”

Source : "'Getting Real' with Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson". Interview with John W. Kennedy, www.beliefnet.com.
“As we cleared the passage we found mixed with the rubble broken potsherds, jar seals, and numerous fragments of small objects; water skins lying on the floor together with alabaster jars, whole and broken, and coloured pottery vases; all pertaining to some disturbed burial, but telling us nothing to whom they belonged further than by their type which was of the late XVIIIth Dyn. These were disturbing elements as they pointed towards plundering.”

Source : Howard Carter's Diary, November 25, 1922.
“Your sister is the only creature on earth who shares your heritage, history, environment, DNA, bone structure, and contempt for stupid Aunt Gertie.”

Source : Linda Sunshine (2012). “Mom Loves Me Best: (And Other Lies You Told Your Sister)”, p.26, Andrews McMeel Publishing
“Japanese people tend to be much better adjusted to the notion of work, any kind of work, as honorable.”
“The intangibles are a euphemismÂ for we have no idea what we're looking for but we know it when we see it.”
“The ultimate Truth is beyond words. Doctrines are words. They're not the Way.”

Source : Bodhidharma (2009). “The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma”, p.31, Macmillan
“The Food Network and the Cooking Channel have so many viewers. And, because there's no violence, some of that audience is children. So, I think we have a responsibility to educate parents how to produce healthy meals for their families.”
“My parents wanted me to be a doctor, and they weren't very happy at the idea of me choosing acting as a career. Everyone in my family went to university - my older brother is a lawyer - but when they saw me for the first time at the theatre, they thought, 'OK.' They like it very much now.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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