"Then the American flag was saluted. In general, in the United States people always salute the American flag."

-- Friedrich Durrenmatt

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“I see rock music as the best example of modernday storytelling that exists in our society. Songs are narratives that help the listeners cope with the reality of life that can't be easily spoken about in everyday conversation. It is a hugely powerful process of helping people find themselves through music.”
“My dreams were always small and puny. All I ever needed was a little house with a little picket fence by the sea. Little did I know that I would live in Malacanang Palace for 20 years and visit all the major palaces of mankind. And then also meet ordinary citizens and the leaders of superpowers.”
“Brutality was imprisoned in a lumious glare revealing the naked truth to the whole world”
“One is to ensure that the war fighters and the intelligence analysts get the information that they need when they need it, in a format that's useful to them.”
“I didn't choose painting, it chose me.I didn't have a talent,i just had genius”
“Scientific innovations continually provide us with new means of analyzing the finds.”
“Will the kindness of this letter excuse the shortness of it?”

Source : Dorothy Osborne, Edward Abbott Parry (2014). “Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652–54”, p.165, Cambridge University Press
“I think the most enduring lesson I was taught through my experiences of being a Girl Scout was that I was a member of a larger community. I out-grew my uniforms and badges years ago, but the memories of visiting nursing homes or organizing Earth Day tree plantings or my summers camping with girls from all different backgrounds will stay with me always.”

Source : "Girls Scouts' 100th Anniversary a Time to Reflect", abcnews.go.com. March 12, 2012.

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