"Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read."

-- Frank Zappa

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“One isn't born with courage. One develops it by doing small courageous things-in the way that if one sets out to pick up a 100-pound bag of rice, one would be advised to start with a five-pound bag, then 10 pounds, then 20 pounds, and so forth, until one builds up enough muscle to lift the 100-pound bag. It's the same way with courage. You do small courageous things that require some mental and spiritual exertion.”
“I haven't seen a player in this game, as long as I've been in it, that can't be pitched to... Barry is an outstanding ballplayer. I respect him an awful lot. I also have confidence in my pitchers that they can pitch to Barry Bonds and get him out.”
“My perception is that I've never done anything but work really hard.”
“It's lonely to listen to the pleasure of others, not that I've made a habit of that kind of eavesdropping. There's joy and passion in the next room, in the next bed, but it's not yours.”
“As an actor, it's exhausting being someone else. It's not physically demanding, but it's mentally demanding, if you do the job the way you should.”

Source : "Brendan Fehr Talks THE NIGHT SHIFT, Research for the Role, ROSWELL 15th Anniversary, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. June 6, 2014.
“What if my trousers are shabby and worn, they cover a warm hearth.”
“But life, if nothing else, had taught her promises weren't always to be counted on, and what appeared at first a shining chance might end in bitter disappointment.”

Source : Susanna Kearsley (2011). “Sophia's Secret”, p.43, Allison & Busby
“Desire for God without doctrine is blind; doctrine without desire is empty.”

Source : Kevin J. Vanhoozer (2014). “Faith Speaking Understanding: Performing the Drama of Doctrine”, p.14, Presbyterian Publishing Corp

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