"Somewhere along the way America became a giant mall with a country attached."

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Source : Ben Fountain (2012). “Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk”, p.161, Canongate Books

Ben Fountain

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“The great thing about writing about the ancient Spartans or Athenians is that so much knowledge is no longer extant that no one, except maybe a Cambridge or Oxford don, can call you out and prove you wrong.”
“From the public's perspective, they like to see guys that go out there and stand. Now, if you happen to be one of those two athletes that are standing out there and trading with each other, afterwards you would disagree with those people. The spectators are not on the receiving end of all those strikes. I have young guys who say, "I like to stand and trade." I say, "Really? Then you are not a very intelligent fighter."”

Source : Source: m.bleacherreport.com
“One night I was preaching on hell and laughter just hit the whole place. The more I told people what hell was like the more they laughed.”
“Society has to take the glory out of guns. Young people have no business carrying a gun. I would love to speak bluntly to those gangbanging teens and wanna-bes and tell them prison is nothing like what you think. If youâ€™re packing a gun, youâ€™re making a big mistake, and youâ€™ll regret it.”
“At the end of the day, the team you build is the company you build.”
“Whenever you feel uncomfortable, instead of retreating back into your old comfort zone, pat yourself on the back and say, "I must be growing," and continue moving forward.”

Source : FaceBook post by T. Harv Eker from Apr 08, 2015
“You know everyone loves to hate a happy pair of lovebirds.”
“When you begin to touch your heart or let your heart be touched, you begin to discover that it's bottomless, that it doesn't have any resolution, that this heart is huge, vast, and limitless. You begin to discover how much warmth and gentleness is there, as well as how much space.”

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