"No one on earth is so boring and insignificant that he or she is not worth writing or reading about...One thing's for sureâ€”no one but you can be the hero of your story."

-- Jerry Spinelli

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“Making art has taught me that the tiniest smidgen of progress is something to be cherished.”
“When I was a freshman in high school, my drama teacher, an incredible, inspirational genius, the guy who got me into acting, he encouraged me to get the lead in a musical. They didn't have any guys.”
“When you become a good cook, you become a good craftsman, first. You repeat and repeat and repeat until your hands know how to move without thinking about it.”
“There's a sculpture in our bedroom, a solid brass replica of Antonio's manhood. It's very expensive, he gave it to me as a romantic gift.”
“The best thing about Eisenhower's Presidency was his Jeffersonian conviction that there should be as little government and as much golf as possible.”

Source : Alistair Cooke (1996). “Fun and Games with Alistair Cooke: On Sport and Other Amusements”, p.63, Arcade Publishing
“I wanted to be a doctor since I was five.”
“Those who use language and have nothing but language to express themselves live in a cage that cannot feel comfortable.”

Source : "We Cannot Retreat To Atheism". Interview with Alexander Görlach, www.theeuropean-magazine.com. March 9, 2012.
“Romney still enjoys the Republicans' traditional advantage among voters who are veterans, but the Obama campaign is confident it can chip away at that.”

Source : "Obama, Romney Pull Campaign Ads On Sept. 11". "All Things Considered" with Audie Cornish, www.npr.org. September 11, 2012.

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