"I should have told her at the time. I could have taken a deep breath, looked away, and forced myself to say it."

-- Banana Yoshimoto

#Taken Quotes #Should Quotes #Deep Breath Quotes

“Might as well try to drink the ocean with a spoon as argue with a lover.”
“I think I’m an alright twitterer.”
“We're living in a state where no one can trust his telephone conversations, nor even his personal conversations in a room, in a bar or anywhere else.”
“I like to paint something that leads me on and on into the unknown, something that I want to see away on beyond ...”

Source : William C. Ketchum, Moses (Grandma) (1996). “Grandma Moses: An American Original”, Smithmark Publishers
“If one were to ask. . ."What is slavery?" and I should answer in one word, "murder," my meaning would be understood at once. Why, then, to this other question: "What is property?" may I not likewise answer, "theft". . .?”
“When it comes to providing aid, developing innovations and making bold steps that change the course of history, the United States is usually on the front lines.”

Source : "The World Is Moving Forward Without Us" by Seth Berkley, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 18, 2009.
“Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose”
“When you have the enthusiasm and the passion, you end up figuring how to excel.”

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