"Sometimes we can take offense so easily. On other occasions we are too stubborn to accept a sincere apology. Who will subordinate ego, pride, and hurt-then step forward with 'I am truly sorry! Let's be as we once were: friends. Let's not pass to future generations the grievances, the anger of our time'? Let's remove any hidden wedges that can do nothing but destroy."

-- Thomas S. Monson

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“It's too hot for me to bother with wearing my hair down in the summer. I'd rather pin it up in braids, or throw it in a top knot so I don't have to think about it the rest of the day.”
“One is always enthralled, I think, when a young writer you're just beginning to read and comprehend dies.”
“My life is too tight, he wanted to say. My skin is too tight. The walls are too tight.”

Source : Hugh Howey (2013). “Wool”, p.22, Simon and Schuster
“As far as acting in films, there is not much out there that is very interesting to do. The ones that are interesting to me are independent films and they have trouble raising money. With people putting their money into blockbusters, there is not much left for the independents.”
“China's cinema has been rising for some time; it has more exposure, so my chances of becoming internationally known are better. But the first thing I have to do is learn English. If I can grasp the language, then perhaps I can think about the U.S.”
“The physical and emotional health of an entire generation and the economic health and security of our nation is at stake. This isn't the kind of problem that can be solved overnight, but with everyone working together, it can be solved. So, let's move.”
“On my tombstone just write, 'The sorest loser that ever lived.'”

Source : "Earl Weaver" by Tom Verducci, www.si.com. July 13, 2009.
“People always tend to give the benefit of the doubt to allow people to explain the context [of their words].”

Source : Source: www.nbcnews.com

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