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“A bad attitude is worse than a bad swing.”
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“As far as I could see, life demanded skills I didn't have.”
Source : Susanna Kaysen (2013). “Girl, Interrupted”, p.155, Vintage
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“I asked what you love, you said, 'Anything with words.'”
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“The reason why we see that people of the greatest capacity are not rich, is either they despise wealth in comparison to something else, or, they are not content in getting an estate, unless they may do it in their own way, while at the same time enjoying all the pleasures and gratitude's of life.”
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“Black Power simply means: Look at me, I'm here. I have dignity. I have pride. I have roots. I insist, I demand that I participate in those decisions that affect my life and the lives of my children. It means that I am somebody.”
Source : "Character: Whitney Young". "Independent Lens", TV Series, www.imdb.com. (1999– ). 
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“There's no harm in a child crying: the harm is done only if his cries aren't answered. ...If you ignore a baby's signal for help, you don't teach him ndependence... What you teach him is that no other human being will take care of his needs”
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“But novels are never about what they are about; that is, there is always deeper, or more general, significance. The author may not be aware of this till she is pretty far along with it. A novel's whole pattern is rarely apparent at the outset of writing, or even at the end; that is when the writer finds out what a novel is about, and the job becomes one of understanding and deepening or sharpening what is already written. That is finding the theme.”
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“I think we have to bottom out. When the studios jump out of the ring, perhaps the artist can get back in.”
Source : Interview with Kenneth Plume, www.ign.com. June 14, 2000.
