"A gift, with a kind countenance, is a double present."

-- Thomas Fuller

#Birthday Quotes #Christmas Quotes #Double Standard Quotes

“She was only a year old, but elves grew up fast. Not like witches, who Jenks swore were not able to be on their own until they were thirty. Ahem.”
“I killed you. And you. And you.”
“Everybody's got one killer story. It doesn't take talent to tell that story, it just takes experience.”
“I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you'll win - if you don't, you won't.”
“If I want to average 32 points a game, I can do that easily. It's just eight, eight, eight, eight. No problem. I can do that anytime. That's not being cocky. That's confidence.”
“There is no trick of a magician or spell of a witch doctor, no drug or mesmerism or bribery or torture or coercion that can compare in power with the force for change unleashed in the human breast through the touch of love.”

Source : Mike Mason (1985). “Mystery of Marriage: Meditations on the Miracle”, Multnomah
“I always had to prove myself through my actions. Be a cheerleader. Be class president. Be the editor of the newspaper.”
“I remember as a child listening to comedic musicals and thinking they were a real riot. I had pretty questionable taste in comedy.”

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