"Waiting for the German verb is surely the ultimate thrill."

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Source : Flann O'Brien (1989). “The Hair of the Dogma: A Further Selection from 'Cruiskeen Lawn'”

Flann O'Brien

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“Prayer joined to sacrifice constitutes the most powerful force in human history.”
“It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag who gives that protester the freedom to abuse and burn that flag.”

Source : Zell Miller's Speech at the Republican National Convention in New York City, New York, www.cbsnews.com. September 1, 2004.
“In a country that doesn't discriminate between fame and infamy, the latter presents itself as plainly more achievable.”

Source : Lionel Shriver (2011). “We Need to Talk about Kevin”, p.168, Counterpoint Press
“The sphere that is deepest, most unexplored, and most unfathomable, the wonder and glory of God's thought and hand, is our own soul!”
“But this is the point I want to make: When you talk about ***** and you talk about what it means to the game, the three greatest home run hitters of all time-Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth and Willie Mays, right? When they were 39 years old, how many home runs do you think they averaged? The three greatest home run hitters of all time averaged 18 home runs at age 39. Now, how many home runs did Barry Bonds hit when he was 39? He hit 73!”

Source : "Carlton Fisk: Mark McGwire’s Claims That Steroids Didn’t Affect Home Runs ‘A Crock", www.huffingtonpost.com. March 21, 2010.
“To be rich in friends is to be poor in nothing”

Source : Lilian Whiting (1920). “The World Beautiful: 1st-3d Ser”
“In life you need either inspiration or desperation.”
“It is especially important to encourage unorthodox thinking when the situation is critical: At such moments every new word and fresh thought is more precious than gold. Indeed, people must not be deprived of the right to think their own thoughts.”

Source : "Against the Grain : An Autobiography" by Boris Yeltsin, (p. 172), 1990.

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