"The way I see it is that all the ol' guff about being Irish is a kind of nonsense. I mean, I couldn't be anything else no matter what I tried to be. I couldn't be Chinese or Japanese."

-- John McGahern

#Mean Quotes #Chinese Quotes #Matter Quotes

“How much service have I rendered to my people?”

Source : Ernest Thompson Seton, Julia Moss Seton (2005). “The Gospel of the Redman”, p.3, World Wisdom, Inc
“I had a hard time publishing my books in the beginning of my career, because editors were afraid what people would think of THEM, personally, if their name was associated with me”
“Neither federal nor state government acts compatibly with equal protection when a law or official policy denies to women, simply because they are women, full citizenship stature - equal opportunity to aspire, achieve, participate in and contribute to society based on their individual talents and capacities.”
“Even though you're not equipped, keep searching: equipment isn't necessary on the way to the Lord.”
“Zen is a liberation from time. For if we open our eyes and see clearly, it becomes obvious that there is no other time than this instant, and that the past and the future are abstractions without any concrete reality.”
“I listened to a lot of The Stooges when I was writing "Oscillate," imagining our hero moving through his days naturally embodying the spirit of a real punk. I say real, because today's idea of 'punk as fashion accessory' doesn't even register with him, it's more about the way he engages with the world.”
“People will say that it's some kind of evasion, but I would never want to have a kid for me. I'd want to have the child for the child's sake, if that makes sense.”
“Never give up and always keep fighting, because though times may be tough, the sacrifices do pay off, so just keep pushing towards your dream and just love it at the same time and enjoy it.”

Source : "Olympic all-around champ Gabby Douglas pitches in at Citi Field before Mets host the Rockies" by Peter Botte, www.nydailynews.com. August 23, 2012.

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