"Calvin was virtually the founder of America."

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Leopold von Ranke

#America Quotes #Founders Quotes

“Hollywood is a narcotic, not a stimulant. It wants to sell you something. Literature wants to tell you something.”
“Like a glimpse of eternity instantly forgotten. She is gone.”

Source : Laura Whitcomb (2005). “A Certain Slant of Light”, p.48, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Remember why you're running your marathon. When you're struggling with those training runs that thought will help you.”
“I cannot claim to thoroughly enjoy coaching, because it is very hard work if you are even moderately conscientious. Nevertheless it does provide a degree of satisfaction - not to mention a steady income, which is why I do it occasionally.”
“Even in war there should be lines you didn't cross.”
“You never forget your first love.”
“I don't know if you'll see me jumping out of planes anytime soon.”
“Nobody can be perfect unless he admits his faults, but if he has faults how can he be perfect?”

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