"My grandfather and my dad's brothers and my dad all worked in construction. It's the whole cultural thing, you know, your parents want you to go to the next level of whatever, and I decided that I ought to be an architect. I can't tell you why. And I tried, and I had no aptitude for it."

-- Bruce Molsky

#Brother Quotes #Dad Quotes #Parent Quotes

“All the strength and force of man comes from his faith in things unseen. He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions. The man strongly possessed of an idea is the master of all who are uncertain or wavering. Clear, deep, living convictions rule the world.”

Source : James Freeman Clarke (1875). “Common-sense in Religion: A Series of Essays”, p.339
“If our freedom is taken, the American dream will wither and die.”

Source : Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul's speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, www.foxnews.com. August 29, 2012.
“No one has ever failed to find the facts they are looking for.”
“Everywhere I've turned somebody has wanted to sacrifice me for my own goodâ€”only /they/ were the ones who benefited. And now we start on the old sacrificial merry-go-round. At what point do we stop?”
“Day care poses no risk for children, provided that it is high quality.... Poor quality day care is risky for children everywhere.... The cost of poor quality day care is measured in children's lives. High quality day care costs only money.”
“The nobility of Teresa Leo's poems is that they are not disposed to hide from the dark-rather, they display a mind that tends toward obsession and brooding, that works against fatality like fingers at a knot. The firm, attentive mind on display and the lucid unfolding of the poems are the life instinct seeking and finding its way through again and again. Love and beauty are the argument, but they don't win easily. Bloom in Reverse works through elegy toward survival with moving persistence, both driven and compelling.”
“No matter if you win or lose, the most important thing in life is to enjoy what you have.”
“Traveling would be quite perfect if only one could go home at night.”

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