"But just now, he'd gotten on his knees and proposed marriage, like in a television commercial for a diamond ring. Except of course they had the roll of duct tape instead, which, when you came to think about it, was a far more practical item. Such a bad mistake it would be, to embark on marriage and adult life without a nice supply of duct tape."

-- Nancy Werlin

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“Games have been called the lab for the development of moral attributes, but they will not, of themselves, accomplish this purpose. They must be properly conducted by competent individuals.”

Source : James Naismith (1941). “Basketball: Its Origin and Development”, p.184, U of Nebraska Press
“Most people are willing to take the Sermon on the Mount as a flag to sail under, but few will use it as a rudder by which to steer.”
“A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.”
“The foundation stone of wealth accumulation is defense, and this defense should be anchored by budgeting and planning.”

Source : Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko (1996). “The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy”, p.38, Government Institutes
“Never underestimate the power of a good story.”
“Dear Lord, make me a better parent. Teach me to understand my children, to listen patiently to what they have to say and to answer all their questions kindly. Keep me from interrupting them, talking back to them, and contradicting them. Make me as courteous to them as I would have them to be to me.”
“No act of kindness is wasted.”
“Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism.”

Source : "Genesis". Book by Bernard Beckett, www.npr.org. 2006.

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