"The longer you are in a place, the more you get under its layers."

-- Frances Mayes

“When a history book contains no lies it is always tedious.”
“You know, people who can draw get upset when people who can't start telling them what to do!”
“The law does not generate justice. The law is nothing but a declaration and application of what is just.”
“Any umpire who claims he has never missed a play is . . . well, an umpire.”
“Hate is unfulfilled love.”
“Fear has a far greater grasp on human action than the impressive weight of historical evidence.”

Source : Jeremy J. Siegel (1998). “Stocks for the Long Run: The Definitive Guide to Financial Market Returns and Long-term Investment Strategies”, McGraw-Hill Companies
“The Olympic Charter says winter sports must be played on snow or ice, so the Chess Federation says they'll play with ice pieces. The Olympic charter also says sports must be sports.”

Source : "Lightning Fill In The Blank". "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" with Peter Sagal, www.npr.org. May 2, 2015.
“Dally was so real he scared me.”

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