"I'd violated the primary rule of junior and senior high-- don't get people talking about you too much. This was wearing the brightest shirt on the playground. This was Mom giving you a kiss in the lobby."

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Source : Darin Strauss (2011). “Half a Life: A Memoir”, p.32, Random House

Darin Strauss

#Senior Quotes #Mom Quotes #Kissing Quotes

“We were made for good works (cf. Phil. 1:11) to the glory and praise of our Maker, and to imitate God as far as might be.”
“I want to be a Kid Reporter because I would like to meet interesting people, and I also love being in front of the camera! As a Kid Reporter, I would love to learn how to be a better writer and interview people.”
“My explosiveness, I really couldn't show it at UCLA. It's still there. It's always been there. It was not a lot of running. It was a half-court game. Coach Howland came from the Big East and so you know that's a grind out game.”
“If you go to Gettysburg and take the time, maybe take a tour, maybe just drive around, read some of the monuments, read some of the plaques, you will come away changed.”

Source : "Author Shaara's Pilgrimage To Civil War Sites". Interview with Linda Wertheimer, www.npr.org. April 24, 2011.
“One thing the music industry has taught me is to manage my expectations.”
“I think that people with differing points of view find common ground in 'Modern Family' is very flattering, and I'm appreciative of that.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If you don't fight for him, you lose! Fight for him! ~Nana Osaki”
“People become artists out of despair.”

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