"First be sure a thing is wanted or needed, then go ahead."

-- Thomas A. Edison

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“We know that drugs, sex and rock and roll stimulates something called dopamine in the brain. So do videogames. Dopamine is something that we crave.”

Source : Source: www.salon.com
“As I look back on it now, I'm thinking of one very vital factor, that one factor being that I was afforded the luxury - the luxurious opportunity - of finally being able to put something back. As a child growing up, it was his [Frank Sinatra] efforts that put a roof over my head, food in my stomach, clothes on my back, and that got me an education and sent me to the doctor when I was sick. All those things a child could benefit from parent. I did not want to be in a position where all I had ever done was take, take, take, frankly.”

Source : "A recent interview with Frank Sinatra Jr., who died this week". Interview with Mike Holtzclaw, www.dailypress.com. March 17, 2016.
“Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.”
“Initially when our foundations are rocked, when we lose our external security, we feel very fragile. In that moment, we have a choice. Am I the Phoenix and rise from the ashes or do I just keep wallowing in the ashes?”
“The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election.”
“I can cure your men of walking off the [flight] program. Let's put on the girls.”
“Each of us has the potential to contribute ... You have a great opportunity to make a new shape of the world.”
“Jealousy is not a nice feeling, I hate feeling jealous. But if you can admit it and laugh at yourself, then that's a good way of dealing with your feelings.”

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