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“I look for the day...when the only criterion of excellence or position shall be the ability and character of the individual; and this time will come.”
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“With women, my wiring shorts out. My senses respond to the physical and the chemical, the scent and sheen of her. Evil could not possibly reside in the form of this angel. Or could it? Sure, I'm politically incorrect. I admit it; I confess; guilty as charged. I am, Your Honor, the lowest of the species, still wet from the swamp, webbed feet fossilized in the mud. I am a Man!”
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“Caltech was a meat grinder like I could never have imagined.”
Source : Vernon L. Smith (2008). “Discovery - A Memoir”, p.123, AuthorHouse
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“The only thing poverty does is grind down your nerve endings to a point that you can work harder and stoop lower than most people are willing to. It chips away a person's dreams to the point that the hopelessness shows through, and the dreamer accepts that hard work and borrowed houses are all this life will ever be.”
Source : Rick Bragg (2010). “All Over but the Shoutin'”, p.25, Vintage
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“My fans truly are a part of me, we share something that most people will never experience.”
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“People should realize that I shot a Coke commercial back in 1986. So, you know, I've been around a long time. I carry my Screen Actors Guild Card.”
Source : Personal Quote, www.imdb.com.
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“Rock'n'roll starts between the legs and goes through the heart, then to the head. As long as it does those three things, it's a great rock song.”
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“Life does not give itself to one who tries to keep all its advantages at once. I have often thought morality may perhaps consist solely in the courage of making a choice.”