"I begin to regard the death and mangling of a couple thousand men as a small affair, a kind of morning dash-and it may be well that we become so hardened."

-- William Tecumseh Sherman

#Death Quotes #Morning Quotes #Couple Quotes

“No one is talking. No one is emailing. No one is texting. It's spooky and scary.”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 7, 2015
“It's a wonderful feeling when your father becomes not a god but a man to you - when he comes down from the mountain and you see he's this man with weaknesses. And you love him as this whole being, not as a figurehead.”
“I have no regrets about my political activity, only that I sometimes got carried away with it and didn't find the right balance between obligations to my family and my need to be involved in social movements.”
“Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common.”
“I keep active because I have not announced my retirement, because that is something that takes time and you have to plan it. Plus, it is something that the Dominican people expected.”

Source : "Pedro Martinez says he’s on way to retirement". www.washingtontimes.com. May 1, 2011.
“When you take action, particularly bold action, the boundaries of what you believe to be possible (your belief system) expand. Which, in turn, gives you the capacity to consider new ideas, new possibilities, and new concepts that you previously thought to be impossible.”
“I find that the critics of voluntary service are all too often those who are prepared to accept such services when they require them but deride them with cynicism and scepticism when they see others helping and being helped.”
“I think about cars to try and distract myself. It's a good way to relax, take your mind off everything.”

Source : "Asafa Powell says it is time to step out of Usain Bolt's shadow". Interview With Anna Kessel, www.theguardian.com. August 20, 2011.

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