"America was discovered by Amerigo Vespucci and was named after him, until people got tired of living in a place called "Vespuccia" and changed its name to "America""

-- Mike Harding

#Tired Quotes #Discovery Quotes #Names Quotes

“Tyson is a lot better than I thought, a lot better. People can talk about Spinks all they want... Tyson is the true champion.”
“Choosing the right mask helps you... We went through many masks. It was very particular leather that as soon as you smudged it, you had to get a new one. We went through about 55 masks.”
“Only those who have learned well to be earnestly dissatisfied with themselves, and to be confounded with shame at their wretchedness truly understand the Christian gospel.”
“Composition is a way of living out your philosophy and calling it art.”
“A rabid sports fan is one that boos a TV set”
“I don't want to have my children have to get dressed up to go out to say good morning and deserve to live among some other people. I want to be able to be free and take for granted that my neighbors like me and I like them.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“While briskly to each patriot lip Walks eager round the inspiring flip; Delicious draught, whose pow'rs inherit The quintessence of public spirit!”

Source : John Trumbull (1839). “M'Fingal: a modern epic poem, in four cantos”, p.56
“To make your spiritual yearning public, I thought, was to announce that you were wounded. To turn deeply into religion was to admit that your own resources were so weak you had to resort to magic and miracle cures for healing. To acquire faith was to mobilize the powers of an overly active imagination.”

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