"I read a book called The Art of Loving. A lot of things seemed clear while I was reading it but afterwards I went back to being more or less the same."

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Alice Munro

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“What if River Phoenix had lived?”

Source : "What if River Phoenix had lived?" by Drew McWeeny, uproxx.com. August 19, 2013.
“One of the most valuable things one of my art teachers said to me was, â€˜Donâ€™t get upset by criticism. Value the fact that at least someone noticed what you did.”

Source : Napoleon Hill (2008). “The Law of Success: The Master Wealth-Builder's Complete and Original Lesson Plan forAchieving Your Dreams”, p.277, Penguin
“We have so many Christians who want to change the world, but they don't want to change themselves.”
“My message is, is that although some of you didn't agree with the actions we took, now let's work together to rebuild Iraq, rebuild Afghanistan, fight AIDS and hunger, deal with slavery, like sex slavery, and deal with proliferation. Let's work together on big issues.”
“I longed to know the world's name.”
“It's very difficult to tell someone how to protect themselves from a terrorist attack, whether it occurs in the U.S. or on foreign soil, particularly when you have terrorists with no concern for human life.”

Source : "Rep. Saxby Chambliss: Anti-terrorism measures in the U.S". CNN Chat Room, www.cnn.com. October 2, 2001.
“Excessive drinking is not good for my health, my family or my game. There has definitely been a change, and I feel better for it.”
“There are two life-forces in the world I know: Jewish and gentile, ours and yours...I do not believe that this primal difference between gentile and Jew is reconcilable. You and we may come to an understanding, never to a reconciliation. There will be irritation between us as long as we are in intimate contact. For nature and constitution and vision divide us from all of you forever.”

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