"A second type of direct evidence is formed by statements, whether as formal legends or personal information, regarding the age or relative sequence of events in tribal history made by the natives themselves."

-- Edward Sapir

#Age Quotes #Events Quotes #Legends Quotes

“Soup not only warms you and is easy to swallow and to digest, it also creates the illusion in the back of your mind that Mother is there.”
“I'm a big fan of the digestive system.”
“I'm not afraid of dying I'm afraid of not trying”
“I like being alone and I think this movie, as much as it is an investigation of connection and people bonding, I also think it's just as much about loneliness.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If I make a joke about black people or Asian people or whatever, and then an Asian comes up to me afterwards and says, "That joke offended me," I'm still more or less not going to listen, but at least it makes sense, like I said something that was about them.”
“It takes no genius to observe that a one-man band never gets very big”
“Elder Jeffery R. Holland: â€œSo we have neighbors to bless, children to protect, the poor to lift up and the truth to defend. We have wrongs to make right, truths to share and good to do. In short, we have a life of devoted discipleship to give in demonstrating our love of the Lord. We canâ€™t quit and we canâ€™t go back.”
“Let me ask you: Should only children of the wealthy have access to quality early education? Should only children of the wealthy have access to a college degree? The answer - the only answer - is: no.”

Source : "Lincoln Chafee DNC speech". www.politico.com. September 5, 2012.

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