"I remember, on the medevac helicopter, I said to myself, "I am not f - - g dying in Afghanistan." People talk about having flashbacks; I began having flash-forwards. I began thinking of all the things I still wanted to do."

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Source : Interview with Lisa Rueff, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

Giles Duley

#Thinking Quotes #People Quotes #Dying Quotes

“What you know is just a point of departure. So let's move!”
“Virgin Immaculate, perfect lover of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, we ask you to obtain for us the graces we need to become true adorers of our Eucharistic God. Grant us, we beg of you, to know Him better, to love Him more, and to center our lives around the Eucharist, that is, to make our whole life a constant prayer of adoration, thanksgiving, reparation, and petition to Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. Amen.”
“From the king To the beggar, by gradation, all are servants; And you must grant, the slavery is less To study to please one, than many.”
“I will now make a scorpion appear in Osama bin Laden's pants”
“Don't ever know who you may meet, or just because a person may not be dressed up all fancy, don't mean they're not an important person. You just don't ever know who you're gonna meet in life. So that's why I look at everybody as equal. Can't just judge. I treat everybody with respect. Every man.”
“I write one step at a time, always finishing off the part I'm working on before even thinking about the next part. I need to hear it all together before deciding what goes next. I even mix before moving on...in other words, I write by recording.”
“Overall, I think Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in any particular sport. He dominated the game for the Chicago Bulls and brought the NBA to its greatest peak of popularity.”
“On the other hand, I believe there's hope, because the breakdown and the repair are happening simultaneously.”

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