"there is a spirit in every home, a sort of composite spirit composed of the thoughts and feelings of the members of the family as a composite photograph is formed of the features of different individuals."

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Laura Ingalls Wilder

#Family Quotes #Home Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“Thoughts rule the world.”
“Time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think.”

Source : Randy Pausch (2008). “The Last Lecture”, p.102, Hachette UK
“Overachievement is aimed at people who want to maximize their potential. And to do that, I insist you throw caution to the wind, ignore the pleas of parents, coaches, spouses, and bosses to be "realistic." Realistic people do not accomplish extraordinary things because the odds against success stymie them. The best performers ignore the odds. I will show you that instead of limiting themselves to what's probable, the best will pursue the heart-pounding, exciting, really big, difference-making dreams-so long as catching them might be possible.”
“The only honest art form is laughter, comedy. You can't fake it...”
“I'd like to thank everyone who voted for me. And the one guy who didn't vote for me, thank you, too.”
“I had to first convince them [prostitutes] that I wasn't a journalist who would yet again put out a notion about them they wouldn't necessarily care for or who would victimize them. You know, journalists come and go. If they come twice, it's a lot. But I come 10 times and hang out with them and share stuff. If you connect with someone just once, that's something. But if you can connect twice, that's something else.”
“Please don't retouch my wrinkles. It took me so long to earn them.”

Source : "Philip French's screen legends" by Philip French, www.theguardian.com. April 19, 2008.
“When the cat's away, chances are he's been run over.”

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