"I could throw 56-pound words clear across the Grand Canyon. As a matter of course, I went into politics."

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Source : "The Silver-Tongued Sunbeam". Time, June 8, 1962.

Henry F. Ashurst

#Matter Quotes #Pounds Quotes #Canyons Quotes

“The truth is, no one of us can be free until everybody is free.”
“Conscience is that candle of the Lord which was not quite put out.”
“The girl who swears no one has ever made love to her has a right to swear.”
“Most religions live from a narrative that shapes their relationship with the divine other, God or the gods, and with the human other, the stranger.”
“What stands in the way of effortless effort is caring, or a conscious attempt to do well.”

Source : Joe Hyams (2010). “Zen in the Martial Arts”, p.99, Bantam
“Increased revenues, meaning higher taxes, will be a central element of any successful long-term budget plan, and President Obama is right to insist that the wealthy - the slice of America that has come through the recession in by far the best financial health - should provide those funds.”

Source : "More Chips For Tax Reform". opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com. November 24, 2012.
“I feel healthy! I feel happy! I feel terrific!”
“Well I took her over to a soda fountain over on Bo's She had an Ice Cream Sundae and a hot cup of Jo She leaned way back just to straighten up her hose Well the ice cream melted and the coffee froze.”

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