"Americans are not used to being bombed in their beds, but if you come from anywhere outside America, it's not highly unusual."

-- Mira Nair

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“That which is alive hath known death, and that which is dead can never die, for in the Circle of the Spirit life is naught and death is naught. Yea, all things live forever, though at times they sleep and are forgotten.”

Source : H. Rider Haggard (1999). “She”, p.102, Regnery Gateway
“In triathlon you don't get to race that much so when you're on the start line you just need to make sure you focus on the job in hand and enjoy yourself.”

Source : Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“I've tried in my career to do most everything, because it all intrigues me. And I've found the first time I work in a new form, I discover all the things that make that an exciting medium. I've been very busy most of my career. I've had very few vacations.”

Source : Interview with Robert Simonson, www.playbill.com. August 27, 2002.
“Since the start of the Ashes I have had a hectic workload. I've played almost every game, but I'm thinking that after South Africa and the Bangladesh series I can clock off for two or three months. It's like Friday afternoon for a guy who goes to work all week.”
“In the very progress of society, the prison has in the very nature of things undergone some improvement, but there are vast stretches yet to be covered before the prison becomes, if it ever does, an institution for the reclamation and rehabilitation of erring and unfortunate men and women.”
“I don't think anyone sees truth for a simple reason: we aren't static.”

Source : Source: www.patheos.com
“Just close your eyes and enjoy the rollercoaster that is life :)”
“I hope that I will be the last victim in China's long record of treating words as crimes.”

Source : "Liu Xiaobo: 'No Enemies, No Hatred,' Only Courage". "All Things Considered", www.npr.org. February 16, 2012.

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