"When my mother died, and when my father died, it's big. Our parents are giants; they're titans of our lives, so of course it's going to be a big deal."

-- Loudon Wainwright III

#Mother Quotes #Father Quotes #Parent Quotes

“[Iraqis] know we own their country...It's a good thing, especially when there's a lot of oil out there we need.”

Source : "A Lot For Access" by Al Kamen, www.washingtonpost.com. June 24, 1996.
“To believe in Jesus, is to believe that the historic person who lived on this earth more than 2000 years ago was the image of the invisible God. That's a huge leap of faith, but it is my leap of faith, it's the act of faith of the Christian community.”
“To every problem there is already a solution whether you know it or not.”
“But, for instance, when I was awfully young, I read all the Oz books. They were an enormous influence on me.”
“I am deeply interested in the progress and elevation of journalism, having spent my life in that profession, regarding it as a noble profession and one of unequaled importance for its influence upon the minds and morals of the people”

Source : "Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners". Book by Elizabeth A. Brennan, Elizabeth C. Clarage (p. 9), 1999.
“Patience. I colored patience gray, hung over with black clouds. I colored hope yellow, just like the sun we could see for a few short morning hours. Too soon the sun rose high in the sky & disappeared from view, leaving us bereft and staring at blue.”
“Children use the fist until they are of age to use the brain.”
“In the past, I always used to be looking for answers. Today, I know there are only questions. So I just live.”

Source : Twitter post from Dec 07, 2016

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