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“My dad used to call me 'the human pretzel' because I was able to bend my body, and because my legs are very long.”
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“The real artist has no idea that he is sacrificing himself for art. He does “what he does for one reason and one reason only-he can't help doing it—
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“Freedom of teaching and of opinion in book or press is the foundation for the sound and natural development of any people.”
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“Whatever makes a child want to glue macaroni on a paper plate and paint the assemblage and see it on the refrigerator - that has always been strong in me.”
Source : "Thrilling Difficulty". Interview with Gibson Fay-LeBlanc, www.guernicamag.com. November 1, 2007.
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“The Liberals have been pressing for the brief on the basis of which he said there was authority for war.”
Source : "Today" with John Humphrys, www.theguardian.com. February 26, 2004.
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“One of the things that adds tension to our lives is small frustrations. Losing car keys can give you a panic attack. Not being able to find a comb when you get out of the shower, losing scissors and nail clippers, can make you fight with your roommate. The problem is that we think that these things are not supposed to happen to us. And that's what makes us tense. We think we can avoid these frustrations by making ourselves and others be more careful. I like to take the opposite tack-to assume that these things are a part of life and that they will happen no matter what.”
Source : Jennifer James (1986). “Success Is the Quality of Your Journey”, William Morrow Paperbacks
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“Every choice one makes either expands or contracts the area in which he can make and implement future decisions. When one makes a choice, he irrevocably binds himself to the consequences of that choice.”
Source : Marion G. Romney (1971). “Look to God and live: discourses of Marion G. Romney”
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“As our economy faces up to potential labour shortages due to our ageing population and as it moves to a new level of sophistication to compete with the rest of the world, we're going to need every Australian on board pulling their weight, rejoining the workforce, gaining new skills. Writing off individuals and communities suffering from poverty just creates a dead weight for our economy to drag along.”