"Beauty, as defined by society at large, seemed to be only about who was best at looking like everyone else."

-- Lucy Grealy

“I'm going to have fans and I'm going to have people who don't like everything I do. All I can really do is go to work and do my job.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Stealing from one author is plagiarism; from many authors, research.”
“Buoyancy is a phenomenon whereby, as a leader, you float because the people you inspired believe that you should, because you've truly connected with the collective desires and values of the people you lead.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“I tried to peg out soldierly,--no use! One dies of war like any old disease.”
“I don't know how it is, but the Germans are amazed at me and I am amazed at them for finding anything to be amazed about.”
“My days are so busy with school and football, it's not often that I get out, anyway. But when I do, I like to meet people.”

Source : Source: bleacherreport.com
“I think through education, belief in God, and good engineering, our children become a lot better at what they're doing than we did, and that starts with the very first sign of life on the face of this earth.”
“I feel... sexier, I think, with short hair. I feel like an alien!”

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