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“I don't settle in any other area of my life when it comes to excellence, so why should I lower my standards when it comes to boys?”
Source : Adriana Trigiani (2010). “Viola in Reel Life”, p.36, Simon and Schuster
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“I say stick with Mother Nature as much as possible.”
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“Patriotism, or the peculiar relation of an individual to his country, is like the family instinct. In the child it is a blind devotion; in the man in intelligent love. The patriot perceives the claim made upon his country by the circumstances and time of her growth and power, and how God is to be served by using those opportunities of helping mankind. Therefore his country's honor is dear to him as his own, and he would as soon lie and steal himself as assist or excuse his country in a crime.”
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“One of the things that I think is such a constant in country music is that the song is so much a story. I believe it is supposed to be based around a story.”
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“We have a few artists that seem to sell enough to pay back what it costs to make a record.”
Source : Source: pitchfork.com
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“The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening.”
Source : "Five minutes with Jackie Joyner-Kersee". Interview with Julie Deardorff, articles.chicagotribune.com. May 2, 2012. 
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“That's the hard work of writing. The imagining.”
Source : Jincy Willett (2009). “The Writing Class”, p.76, Macmillan
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“The best fish in the world are of course those one catches oneself.”
