"Nature forms us for ourselves, not for others; to be, not to seem."

“It's my first Olympics, I'm very young. It's incredible.”
“The interior of Mexico consists of a mass of volcanic rocks, thrust up to a great height above the sea-level.”

Source : Edward Burnett Tylor (1861). “Anahuac; Or, Mexico and the Mexicans: Ancient and Modern”, p.27
“I went to a Catholic school with 40 kids total. There were no cliques, but I suppose I was the sporty good girl.”
“I am not someone who believes we should build a fence around our country but I do believe there ought to be some fairness with respect to the rules of this globalization.”
“I still close my eyes and go home - I can always draw from that.”
“Nations, like families, have great men only in spite of themselves.”
“Lincoln, answering friends who advised him to seek protection against assassination: "If they kill me the next man will be just as bad for them. In a country like this, where our habits are simple, and must be, assassination is always possible, and will come if they are determined upon it.”
“I think that realistically we can shoot for the title this year. If we stay healthy and be persistent throughout the season, I think we have good chance to go all the way.”

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