"I want to be remembered as one who tried."

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Dorothy Height

#Want Quotes #Remembered Quotes

“My mother and I, our favorite part of any baked pasta is the top, where the cheese gets crusty.”
“At what point do the people tell the politicians to go to hell? At what point do they get off the couch, march down to their state legislatorâ€™s house, pull him outside, and beat him to a bloody pulp for being an idiot?”

Source : "At What Point Do People Revolt?" by Erick Erickson, www.redstate.com. March 31, 2009.
“The problem with the bank managers was not that they were malevolent but that they were mediocre.”
“Think of yourself as a resource to your clients;an advisor,counselor,mentor and friend.”
“We could have made it to the Arizona border in a few more hours if we hadn't been distracting each other with stupid little arguments. Don't get me wrong; I liked J.Lo fine. I've made that bed. But I'm not sure there's a person in the world I could be with twenty-four hours a day for three weeks without getting a little snippy. If I ever meet such a person, I'm marrying them.”

Source : Adam Rex (2013). “The True Meaning of Smekday”, p.302, A&C Black
“I don't take compliments very easily. I think most musicians suffer from low self-esteem to some extent.”
“Soldiers live. He dies and not you, and you feel guilty, because you're glad he died, and not you. Soldiers live, and wonder why.”
“The will of God is sweet tonight, altogether â€˜good and acceptable and perfect.â€™ The considerate love of the Lord Jesus for us seems such a kind thing now. I know it has always been so, but somehow I didnâ€™t see how wise it was when it didnâ€™t seem kindâ€¦ Remind me of this when I cannot regard His love as considerate some time.”

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