"It is a world of words that creates a world of things."

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Source : J M Coetzee (2015). “In The Heart Of The Country”, p.146, Random House

J. M. Coetzee

“Many men today are running on adrenaline and not anointing.”
“Gay actors have been playing straight since Euripides.”

Source : "'Mad Men' Star Brian Batt Stands Up for Gay Actors" by Sheila Marikar, abcnews.go.com. May 13, 2010.
“Our deepest, most painful wounds not only leave us with scars that we bear forever, but also, if we make our peace with them, leave us wiser, stronger, more sensitive than we otherwise would have been had we not been afflicted with them.”

Source : Renita J. Weems (2000). “Listening For God: A Ministers Journey Through Silence And Doubt”, p.127, Simon and Schuster
“The coyest maids make the fondest wives.”
“It's too bad she won't live. But then again, who does ?”
“In real life, the most practical advice for leaders is not to treat pawns like pawns, nor princes like princes, but all persons like persons.”

Source : James MacGregor Burns (2012). “Leadership”, p.770, Open Road Media
“Whitney Houston's voice was the very first voice I fell in love with. She was the voice that made me want to become a singer.”

Source : "Melanie Fiona Talks New Album, Whitney Houston And Starting Her Clothing Line". Interview with Julee Wilson, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 4, 2012.
“One good thing about California is we have quite a broad-based economy. We provide more fruits and vegetables and produce to the United States than any other state. So we have actually the single largest agricultural sector in the country.”

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