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“One's own self is well hidden from one's own self; of all mines of treasure, one's own is the last to be dug up.”
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“Smallpox in a blanket, which the U.S. Army gave to the Cherokee Indians on their long march to the West, was nothing compared to what I'd like to see done to these people”
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“I am romantic about the NHS. I love it.”
Source : Donald M. Berwick (2013). “Promising Care: How We Can Rescue Health Care by Improving It”, p.158, John Wiley & Sons
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“Okay," I said, "what's your biggest fear?" As always, he took a second to think about the answer. "Clowns," he said. "Clowns." "Yup." I just looked at him. "What?" he said, glancing over at me. "That is not a real answer," I told him. "Says who?" "Says me. I meant a real fear, like of failure, of death, of regret. Like that. Something that keeps you awake nights, questioning your very existence." He thought for a second. "Clowns.”
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“The path to added muscle is consuming more calories than the amount needed to keep your current bodyweight unchanged.”
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“Keep digging, Flynn. Six feet makes a grave.”
Source : Devon Monk (2010). “Magic on the Storm: An Allie Beckstrom Novel”, p.199, Penguin
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“Folks have a common misconception that Mississippi is strictly a rural, outdoors state. While we are famous for our hunting, sport fishing and year-round golf, we also have leading manufacturers like Peavey Electronics and Viking Range Corp.”
Source : "Gregg Harper: I 'hunt' democrats". Interview with Anne Schroeder Mullins, www.politico.com. October 20, 2009.
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“Judgment is judgment, whether you're obese, or too skinny, or not athletic enough.”