"In archaeology you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known."

-- Thomas R. Pickering

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“I live in a loving, abundant, harmonious universe, and I am grateful.”
“The truth is, Iâ€™d give it all up to be a rock star.”
“I have always been able to move on musically. I've always been able to make all generations dance and love.”

Source : "Special guest Donnie Simpson, more on Pop Culture With Paul Farhi". Live Q&A, www.washingtonpost.com. February 2, 2010.
“To larger sight, the rim of shadow is the line of light.”
“In the future, I just think that as far as when it comes to me and my music, I'm trying to help be the catalyst for whatever is going to inspire more people and keep a great creative community going. Whatever I can do to make everyone's records better, not just my own, just hopefully keep the whole flow of stuff going in a good direction. That's what I'll be doing, so look forward to whatever I'm involved with it and hopefully I can inspire the next generation.”
“I just want to get my voice heard again and to allow people to know me outside of a group situation. I also want young girls who look up to me to know not to give up, even when people try and take you away from your destiny.”
“When I think about that kind of spirit. I think about my mother, who is standing here with me tonight. My mother is the embodiment of what it means to have a Texas spirit because she wanted nothing more than for her children to have a better life than she had, to have an education beyond the ninth-grade education that she had, to live happier lives, more successful ones than she had been able to live. And you know what? She raised the daughter who ran for governor.”

Source : "Wendy Davis Concedes Race for Texas Governor With Heartfelt Speech" by Jill Filipovic, www.cosmopolitan.com. November 5, 2014.
“Dreams really tell you about yourself more than anything else in this world could ever tell you.”

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