"Most people want to become movie stars and I just want to be in the business. I already was a star. If I get the part of a lifetime and it blows up, then that's wonderful. But if the acting doesn't work, fine. I'll just be a producer. And if the producing doesn't work, fine. I've got a lot of other stuff."

-- Carl Lewis

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“By bringing shame to a person, how could one expect to make him a better man?”

Source : "Hagakure". Book by Yamamoto Tsunetomo and Nabeshima Mitsushige, circa 1716.
“Those who know they're valued irrespective of their accomplishments often end up accomplishing quite a lot. It's the experience of being accepted without conditions that helps people develop a healthy confidence in themselves, a belief that it's safe to take risks and try new things.”

Source : Alfie Kohn (2011). “Feel-bad Education: And Other Contrarian Essays on Children and Schooling”, p.109, Beacon Press
“That's the true spirit of Christmas; people being helped by people other than me.”
“You must pardon me, gentlemen, for being a most unconscionable time a-dying.”
“Women are no longer victims. They have become leaders. They are at the forefront of the demonstrations. We will share a role in all aspects of life, side by side with men.”
“Laughter, and the broader category of humor, are key elements in helping us go on with our life after a loss.”
“In order to have a society in which public issues can be openly and vigorously debated, it is not necessary to allow the brutalization of innocent victims.”

Source : "Court Says Military Funeral Protesters Are Protected". "Morning Edition" with Stebe Inskeep, www.npr.org. March 2, 2011.
“The schools, the courts, the media - all seem determined to erase Christian influence from public life and confine religion to the four walls of the church or home.”

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