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“In a cement park across the street is this giant sculpture. It is a giant umbrella frame lying on its side. It's green. Stand under it, during a rainstorm, you'll still get wet - that's why it's art.”
Source : Peter Hedges (1999). “What's Eating Gilbert Grape”, p.158, Simon and Schuster
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“When on the brink of complete discouragement, success is discerning that...the line between failure and success is so fine that often a single extra effort is all that is needed to bring victory out of defeat.”
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“Be living witnesses of the greatness and beauty of Christianity.”
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“I don't try to overintellectua lize my concepts of people. In fact, the ideas I have, if you talk about them, they seem extremely corny and it's only in their execution that people can enjoy them...It's something I've learned to trust: The stupider it is, the better it looks.”
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“Growing up, I liked all the stuff that everyone else was listening to, like Motown, but the biggest group of all was The Beatles.”
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“Great achievers are driven, not so much by the pursuit of success, but by the fear of failure.”
Source : "Lesson #4: Break Through That Wall". www.evancarmichael.com.
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“We live in a time of conflict - external and internal - when we sometimes concentrate too much on what divides us. Today, fly the Stars and Stripes with pride and confidence that what unites is far stronger.”
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“Special-needs rescues and older rescues have always had a close place in my heart, because those are the ones that tend to get looked over. That is why I love how North Shore Animal League America has their shelter set up.”
Source : "Beth Stern: Speaking Up for Our Furry Friends". Interview with Barbi Twins, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.