"Most remarks that are worth making are commonplace remarks. The things that makes them worth saying is that we really mean them."

-- Robert Staughton Lynd

#Mean Quotes #Corny Quotes #Really Mean Quotes

“Peanut butter is pÃ¢tÃ© for children.”
“Maybe we are a little crazy. After all, we believe in things we don't see. The Scriptures say that faith is "being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see" (Heb. 11:1). We believe poverty can end even though it is all around us. We believe in peace even though we hear only rumours of wars. And since we are people of expectation, we are so convinced that another world is coming that we start living as if it were already here.”
“Indians were frequently off their reservations.”
“There are three answers to prayer: yes, no, and wait a while. It must be recognized that no is an answer.”
“Messy stuff irritates me. I don't like messiness. If you leave something around my house, I'll tell you to move it back, clean it up, throw it in the trash - don't matter, just get rid of it. I need stuff neat, organized. And once I start cleaning stuff, I don't stop until it's done. Otherwise I'm irritated all day.”
“I can't compare my life growing up in Leimert Park to someone in Imperial Village Projects; we don't have the same options and I understand that. You do what you do based on survival and instincts. If I know something, I try to share it and give that opportunity and enlightenment to whomever I'm around, some people might not want to hear it but once you know something, you have the option to do better.”

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“Thereâ€™s no question that mistakes were made and as CEO, I have to accept responsibility for those mistakes. I was focused on lowering costs and making the hospitals more efficient. I could have had more internal and external controls. I learned hard lessons and Iâ€™ve taken that lesson and itâ€™s helped me become a better business person and a better leader.”
“I started writing letters home to my mother, saying that I wanted to come home, grandma won't let me sing.”

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