"Life comes to the miners out of their deaths, and death out of their lives"

-- Mother Jones

“What motivates me is an ideal of thinking about how football should be. And to try to get near this way of playing. And to try to improve all aspects of my personality that can help me get near this ideal way of playing football.”
“In my view, the operas of Carlisle Floyd will find a place in the permanent repertoire.”
“You can get totally messed up trying to please everyone with what you do, but ultimately, you have to please yourself.”
“So we are not doing the traditional album, tour, album, tour, album, tour anymore. We're going to tour when we want to, regardless of whether we've got a record out.”
“Neither heredity nor environment determine character. But whether we give in to or overcome the negative messages we are exposed to as we wend our way through life is often determined by whether our parents, teachers, mentors and friends exposed us to good examples and morally inspiring ideas.”
“Strength and conditioning are the keys to good performance and longevity in gymnastics.”

Source : Suzanne Yoculan, Bill Donalson (2006). “Perfect 10: The UGA GymDogs and the Rise of Women's College Gymnastics in America”, p.100, Gibbs Smith
“Many young men, when they receive their first wife, are just so untrained. The woman, if she's not careful, will be overbearing and always ask permission for what she wants. And ladies, build up your husband by being submissive. That's how you will give your children success; you will want your children to be obedient, to be submissive to righteous living.”
“That they may have a little peace, even the best dogs are compelled to snarl occasionally.”

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