"I'm not interested in fame and glory. It's just that I would like others to know what a happy dance this is."

-- Frankie Manning

#Glory Quotes #Fame Quotes #Not Interested Quotes

“When people start liking people, thatâ€™s when someone has the ability to get hurt.”
“And my father left me a legacy of his handwriting through letters and a notebook. In the last two years of his life, when he was sick, he filled a notebook with his thoughts about meâ€¦ There are times when I want to trade all those years that I was too busy to sit with my dad and chat with him, and trade all those years for one hug. But too late. But that's when I take out his letters and I read them, and the paper that touched his hand is in mine, and I feel connected to him.”
“Waves are the voices of tides. Tides are life," murmured Niko. "They bring new food for shore creatures, and take ships out to sea. They are the ocean's pulse, and our own heartbeat.”

Source : Tamora Pierce (2011). “Circle of Magic #1: Sandry's Book”, p.79, Scholastic Inc.
“My idol was always Tomas Rosicky. He used to be phenomenal. He had such a good eye for an opening and knew where his team-mates were and he was so quick. I copied everything about him â€“ right down to his sweatbands. [] he would be one of the worldâ€™s best players. Jack Wilshere is a perfect player. Boy, heâ€™s good. Heâ€™s so quick and skillful with the ball at his feet.”
“Knowing that you're not alone really does make all the difference in the world.”
“Of course I voted for him. He wasn't a politician; he was a craze.”
“Unless you really stand for something, people aren't motivated to go out and vote for you.”
“Art should be truth; and truth, unadorned, unsentimentalized, is beauty.”

Source : Elizabeth Borton de Treviño, Prentice Hall PTR, Prentice-Hall, inc (2000). “I, Juan de Pareja”

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