"For the first time in my life I tasted death, and death tasted bitter, for death is birth, is fear and dread of some terrible renewal."

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Hermann Hesse

#Firsts Quotes #Bitter Quotes #Birth Quotes

“Pitching... sometimes I did so poorly, it brought me to tears”
“Human beings never think for themselves... For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told-and become upset if they are exposed to any different view. The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity... We are stubborn, self-destructive conformists. Any other view of our species is just a self-congratulatory delusion.”

Source : "The Lost World". Book by Michael Crichton, 1995.
“It's fun to be almost grown up in some ways, but it's not the kind of fun I expected, Marilla. There's so much to learn and do and think that there isn't time for big words.”
“I don't think that old-fashioned idea of record companies exists any more.”
“It's no longer about pitching the Today Show. It's about creating content that will attract the Today Show.”
“You are unfortunately most of the time defined by your success, when your success is not a major part of your personality.”
“I certainly wish Gov. Palin no harm. I'd just like her to explain to me how she can hold such outrageous views...and then go back to Alaska.”
“It has now been over 7 years since Congress last raised the minimum wage to its current level of $5.15 per hour. Since that last increase, Congress's failure to adjust the wage for inflation has reduced the purchasing power of the minimum wage to record low levels.”

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