"Americans are a quarter of a billion people who have almost nothing in common except for the fact they've been told they have lots in common."

-- Douglas Coupland

#People Quotes #Facts Quotes #Common Quotes

“Pain and guilt can't be taken away with the wave of a magic wand. They're the things that we carry with us, they're the things that make us what we are. If we lose them, we lose ourselves. I don't want my pain taken away, I need my pain!”
“As far as a guy like Ray Lewis is concerned, you know hes going to be around the ball all the time.”

Source : "Jamal Lewis: First And Ten". Interview with Jon Robinson, www.ign.com. September 24, 2003.
“I wanted to convey the message to children that this life is worth living,”
“If I decided I'm the girl to change the world, I can do it anytime.”
“It is true that the poet does not directly address his neighbors; but he does address a great congress of persons who dwell at the back of his mind, a congress of all those who have taught him and whom he has admired; they constitute his ideal audience and his better self.”

Source : Richard Wilbur's National Book Award Acceptance Speech for the poetry award for "Things of This World", www.nationalbook.org. 1957.
“Generosity is an activity that loosens us up. By offering whatever we can - a dollar, a flower, a word of encouragement - we are training in letting go.”
“It is Godâ€™s passionate pursuit of us that calls us to prayer.”
“I just think if you're 44 years old and you're not smarter than you were when you were 35 years old or 25 years old, just stay in your room.”

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