"At the Olympics, you there to do a job. I feel you should take it seriously. You should be respectful. You are putting on the red-white-and-blue and going out there to perform for your country."

-- Shannon Miller

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“I never wake up wondering whether the day is going to be a meaningful one or whether my labors are gonna be worthwhile. They may be futile, but it doesn't mean they're not important, in a moral sense and in an historical sense.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“[On suicide:] It's the only cause of death that can be used as a noun to describe the dead person. If you die of cancer you are not called 'a cancer.' If someone else shoots you, you are not referred to as 'a murder.' But if you shoot yourself, you are labeled as a suicide. Your death becomes your definition.”

Source : Joan Wickersham (2009). “The Suicide Index: Putting My Father's Death in Order”, p.204, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“You know the slow-motion walking shot in 'Reservoir Dogs?' That was in the Tommy Udo tradition. That strut, that way of wearing your suit, is what I think gangster chic is.”

Source : "The Untouchable: Author Tom Folsom on Joey Gallo". Interview with Jean Scheidnes, wwd.com. May 28, 2009.
“Life and death are important. Don't suffer them in vain.”
“Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.”
“We must let this town square, which has added a significant dimension to our political process, continue to flourish.”
“With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60.”

Source : "The summer 2015 sunglasses rules - six essential style tips" by Hannah Marriott, www.theguardian.com. June 24, 2015.
“Heâ€™s very close to his familyÂ His parents have been married 40 years.Â Heâ€™s got a pure heart.Â Thatâ€™s all that mattersâ€”heâ€™s got the purest heart.Â I feel grateful because I have a lot of love in my life.Â I found the person Iâ€™m sharing my life with.Â I have a good man.”

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