"My father was a really funny guy. He lived a good long life. And he was the reason I wanted to be funny and become a comedian and a comedy writer, so to say that he's somewhat of a mythic figure in my life would be an understatement."

-- Carol Leifer

#Father Quotes #Long Quotes #Guy Quotes

“For as men in battle are continually in the way of shot, so we, in this world, are ever within the reach of Temptation.”
“For you, a thousand times over”

Source : Khaled Hosseini (2010). “The Complete Khaled Hosseini: Digital box set”, p.110, A&C Black
“The great players have a set of golf clubs in their feet”
“A reactionary is a somnambulist walking backwards.”
“I believe that opportunity looks a lot like hard work.”

Source : "Conservatives embrace Ashton Kutcher's straight talk" by Bryan Koenig, politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com. August 22, 2013.
“I started writing one afternoon when I was twenty, and ever since then I have written every day. At first I had to force myself. Then it became part of my identity, and I did it without thinking.”
“Just as no one is morally required to answer a robber truthfully when he asks if there are any valuables in oneâ€™s house, so no one can be morally required to answer truthfully similar questions asked by the State, e.g., when filling out income tax returns.”
“We have to try to keep ourselves open, no matter how closed the world tries to make us sometimes. We are meant to go through this life with a partner, someone who picks us up when we're down. This life can be incredibly difficult, especially if we're alone. And if we can stay open and embrace our insecurities, our vulnerability, only then will we find the person with whom we are meant to travel through this life.”

Source : "Joshua Radin, Singer-Songwriter: So Much To Say, So Much To Love". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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