"I grew up in the prolonged survival of the great age of the horse, with harness and saddle and sleigh bells and horse pictures, not as antiques but the facts of our lives."

-- Paul Engle

#Horse Quotes #Survival Quotes #Age Quotes

“The oven became hotter and hotter, and Hansel began to sweat. Then a delicious smell wafted to his nostrils. Oh no! he thought. I'm cooking! He sniffed at the air. And I smell delicious!”

Source : Adam Gidwitz (2010). “A Tale Dark and Grimm”, p.26, Penguin
“As a teenager, I had to struggle alone to learn about myself and what it meant to be gay. Now for [48] years I've had the satisfaction of working with other gay people all across the country to get the bigots off our backs, to oil the closet door hinges, to change prejudiced hearts and minds, and to show that gay love is good for us and for the rest of the world too. It's hard work---but it's vital, and it's gratifying, and it's often fun!”
“There comes into the life of every man a task for which he and he alone is uniquely suited. What a shame if that moment finds him either unwilling or unprepared for that which would become his finest hour.”
“I want people to understand that from the minute Lady Gaga arrived, she created a new set of rules: being different is good; embrace it.”

Source : "Simon Cowell on ‘The X Factor’ auditions". Interview with Alan Sepinwall, uproxx.com. April 7, 2011.
“Eschew the ordinary, disdain the commonplace. If you have a single-minded need for something, let it be the unusual, the esoteric, the bizarre, the unexpected.”

Source : Chuck Jones (1999). “Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist”, p.23, Macmillan
“Nowadays, hoy en dÃa, with our world full of war and violence and lack of love, a world full of greed, a world of domination, grasping power, venal stupidity, real evil, donâ€™t get me started, itâ€™s good to know that a conversation about tacos will always engender a sense of comfort and happiness. If only we could sit down at a big round world table and eat tacos in a spirit of love we might begin to work on world peace!”
“Sometimes the saddest stories take the fewest words.”
“You continue to build and work on new things, and continue to beat offensive linemen, week in and week out.”

Source : "The Shutdown Corner Interview: Ndamukong Suh". Interview with Doug Farrar, sports.yahoo.com. June 30, 2011.

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