"If I am proud of anything, it is that I have been granted the privilege of living in the land which God promised our forefathers to give us, as it is written."

-- Shmuel Yosef Agnon

#Land Quotes #Giving Quotes #Proud Quotes

“There will always be critics. On one hand, criticism can be positive. On the other hand, criticism can be negative. But critics will always be watching the game. If you listen to everybody, you can go crazy. I have my own point of view, and I always try to keep it.”

Source : "Ovechkin: 'There will always be critics'". Interview with Brett Forrest, www.espn.com. December 12, 2011.
“The work of the individual still remains the spark that moves mankind forward.”
“My objection is not that it's pro-gay but that it appears to be anti-marriage.”
“Listen upâ€”thereâ€™s no war that will end all wars,â€™ Crow tells me. â€˜War breeds war. Lapping up the blood shed by violence, feeding on wounded flesh. War is a perfect, self-contained being. You need to know that.”
“The intelligence community, in particular the FBI, have been sounding alarms about this for more than a year. So to argue that suddenly we have to do this because of the San Bernardino case doesn't really pass the straight-face test. I mean, they've been talking about this. And to say, well, it will only apply to this case, that just - that doesn't wash. This is a major piece of public policy.”

Source : "Congress Should Decide Encryption Issue, Sen. Angus King Says". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. February 19, 2016.
“She was a thin woman in a mustard-yellow suit, with a yellowish complexion, short-cropped rusty red hair, and a stiff posture. She reminded Reynie of a giant walking pencil.”
“It's lovely to get one successful show - the chances of finding a second one are not so hot.”
“Symbols are the imaginative signposts of life.”

Source : Margot Asquith (1933). “More Memories”

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