"Only an 'almost,' a 'nearly,' is possible."

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Source : Arnulf Rainer, Rudolf Herman Fuchs, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Haags Gemeentemuseum (1989). “Arnulf Rainer: an exhibition”, Not Avail

Arnulf Rainer

“It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, 'Merry Christmas' to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.”
“When a man carries a gun all the time, the respect he thinks he's getting might really be fear. So I don't carry a gun because I don't want the people of Mayberry to fear a gun. I'd rather they respect me.”

Source : "Fictional character: Andy Taylor". TV Series "The Andy Griffith Show", 1960-1968.
“The only thing that frightens me a little is when I'm called Kevin rather than Fred, but that's how people have known me for so many years. So, I can't really blame them.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood.”
“A polarizing mission statement forces the reader to choose between two sides of a line drawn in the sand. Rare is the business owner who has the courage to craft such a statement.”
“Those who cannot feel the littleness of great things in themselves are apt to overlook the greatness of little things in others.”

Source : Okakura Kakuzo (2012). “The Book of Tea: Classic Edition”, p.13, Tuttle Publishing
“But there are times when a tree can no longer withstand the pain inflicted on it, and the wind will take pity on that tree and topple it over in a mighty storm. All the other trees who witnessed the evil look down upon the fallen tree with envy. They pray for the day when a wind will end their suffering. I pray for the day when God will end mine.”

Source : Julius Lester (2009). “Guardian”, p.2, Harper Collins
“My dad cut my hair once - I wanted a bob and he gave me a bowl cut. That was a tough few years.”

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