"The night before my amputation, my former basketball coach brought me a magazine with an article on an amputee who ran in the New York Marathon. It was then I decided to meet this new challenge head on and not only overcome my disability, but conquer it in such a way that I could never look back and say it disabled me."

-- Terry Fox

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“My rule of thumb is, what Siskel and Ebert like, I don't, and vice versa.”
“What, unless biological science is a mass of errors, is the cause of human intelligence and vigour? Hardship and freedom: conditions under which the active, strong, and subtle survive and the weaker go to the wall; conditions that put a premium upon the loyal alliance of capable men, upon self-restraint, patience, and decision. And the institution of the family, and the emotions that arise therein, the fierce jealousy, the tenderness for offspring, parental self-devotion, all found their justification and support in the imminent dangers of the young.”
“Everyone is always having their attention divided between the world of people [they're] with and this 'other' reality.”

Source : "Segment: Sherry Turkle on Being Alone Together". "Moyers & Company" with Bill Moyers, billmoyers.com. October 18, 2013.
“I want you to back yourself into a corner. Give yourself no choice but to succeed. Let the consequences of failure become so dire and so unthinkable that youâ€™ll have no choice but to do whatever it takes to succeed.”

Source : Jordan Belfort (2007). “The Wolf of Wall Street”, p.98, Bantam
“You can choose not to be interested in politics, but you canâ€™t choose to be unaffected by it”
“Itâ€™s the ability to bring events and characters to a resolution that draws me to writing, especially writing for children. I donâ€™t want to ever be didactic, but if thereâ€™s something I do want to say, itâ€™s that you can bring things around. You can make a change. Adult novels are about letting go. Childrenâ€™s novels are about getting a grip.”
“Whoever entered the political realm had first to be ready to risk his life, and too great a love for life obstructed freedom, was a sure sign of slavishness. Courage therefore became the political virtue par excellence.”
“My girlfriend said she wanted me to tease her, so I said "Alright, fatty."”

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