"My Mother was a very wild Australian woman. When we were in Africa she could kill a snake with one blow from a crow bar, which she kept at the back door."

-- Mem Fox

#Mother Quotes #Blow Quotes #Doors Quotes

“EMILY's List members are deeply committed to electing pro-choice Democratic women whom we trust to stand up for our rights, treat us honestly, and make us proud. Our candidates fight for us every day. Blanche Lincoln failed to hold up her end of the bargain.”

Source : "Lincoln's First Ad: 'I Don't Answer To My Party'" by Mike Memoli, www.realclearpolitics.com.
“All careers go up and down like friendships, like marriages, like anything else, and you can't bat a thousand all the time.”
“Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think...”
“Geniuses of certain kinds - mathematicians, chess players, computer programmers - seem, if not mad, at least lacking in the social skills most easily identified with sanity.”

Source : James Gleick (1992). “Genius: the life and science of Richard Feynman”, Pantheon
“Horsemanship should be fun. By learning how to control your horse in any situation, your confidence will greatly increase. When you're confident, you can relax and enjoy your partnership.”

Source : Clinton Anderson (2013). “Clinton Anderson Philosophy”, p.37, Trafalgar Square Books
“Life is to be entered upon with courage.”
“You are both a work of art and an artist at work.”
“How can there be too many typefaces in the world? Are there too many songs, too many books, too many places to go?”

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