"Americans specially love superlatives. The phrases 'biggest in the world,' 'finest in the world,' are on all lips."

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Source : Isabella L. Bird (2012). “A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains”, p.128, Courier Corporation

Isabella Bird

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“It is not only by dint of lying to others, but also of lying to ourselves, that we cease to notice that we are lying.”
“Passion with another cannot sustain a relationship. Passion exists in the moment, and this moment passes into a memory. In order to sustain a relationship, you must be passionately alive. As a result, you will continue to bring your passion to the one you love. You will not need it to come from another, because you will be sharing your abounding supply from within you.”
“I think the whole attitude towards climbing Mount Everest has become rather horrifying. The people just want to get to the top. They don't give a damn for anybody else who may be in distress and it doesn't impress me at all that they leave someone lying under a rock to die.”
“I'm doing it by enjoying what I do in the gym, really enjoying my foods.”
“The most important loan to pay is your student loan. It's more important than your mortgage, car and credit card payments. You cannot discharge student loan debt in the majority of cases.”
“We don't need to explain our love. We only need to show it.”
“You know, actors lie all the time. 'Can I ride on the horse? Are you kidding? Of course! I was born on a horse!'... It's the same with motorcycles.”

Source : "William Lucking rode many a motorcycle in films". Interview with Peter Hartlaub, www.sfgate.com. November 9, 2008.
“In the modern operas that 'Miss Saigon' and 'Les Miz' are, nobody breaks out into song from conventional book dialogue. Everything is sung from beginning to end, including the recitative.”

Source : "SOUND OFF Special Interview: Lea Salonga". Interview with Pat Cerasaro, www.broadwayworld.com. November 11, 2010.

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