"Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, and make no secret of their feelings."

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Source : "On Texas" by Ian Frazier, www.newyorker.com. March 24, 2014.

Ian Frazier

#Texas Quotes #Feelings Quotes #Secret Quotes

“We are not evil. We don't harm or seduce people. We are not dangerous. We are ordinary people like you. We have families, jobs, hopes, and dreams. We are not a cult. This religion is not a joke. We are not what you think we are from looking at T.V. We are real. We laugh, we cry. We are serious. We have a sense of humour. You don't have to be afraid of us. We don't want to convert you. And please don't try to convert us. Just give us the same right we give you--to live in peace. We are much more similar to you than you think.”
“There are many dying children out there whose last wish is to meet me.”

Source : "Hoff the hook" by Lucy Mangan, www.theguardian.com. June 24, 2006.
“Common sense is the folklore of philosophy.”

Source : Antonio Gramsci (2011). “Prison Notebooks”, p.173, Columbia University Press
“As I said this year, I didn't try to put any pressure on me by setting high goals or anything, I just want to make sure that every single time I'm out there on the court I do my best, I give 100%, and see where it's going to end up next year.”
“You should have seen the look on your skull...”
“They keep saying the right person will come along. I think mine got hit by a truck.”
“Champagne for my real friends and real pain for my sham friends.”
“I like being married. I'm at home with my wife and kids all the time now. I don't go out for wild nights.”

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