"You have to face reality some time. But there's no sense in facing it until somebody forces you to."

-- Billy Beane

#Baseball Quotes #Reality Quotes #Faces Quotes

“[On New York:] ... a city rose before me. It was narrow and tall like a gothic temple, surrounded by water, and ... it suddenly appeared, as if with a slight push it detached itself out of the invisible into the visible.”
“On January 20, 2017, Trump will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, and he will be given the nuclear codes and the power to launch the U.S. nuclear arsenal, which is comprised of some 7,000 nuclear weapons. A military officer will always be close to Trump, carrying the nuclear codes in a briefcase known as the "football."”

Source : Source: www.counterpunch.org
“I would just say that I could share what served me, which was trying to find the best material that I could possibly find and make it better. When other celebrities and sports stars, or people that are successful in another area, cross over into movies, they're always encouraged to bring that same tenacity and that same relentless drive that you had to make it. You have to apply that to acting.”
“We all have our tastes and our type...[But] for me to say 'You're beautiful', I can only say that to my girlfriend. The word 'beautiful' has such a different caliber than any other word out there, like sexy, hot, cute.”
“Allah made the faith for you as a purity from polytheism (and unbelief).”

Source : "Ayan al-Shī'ah" by al-Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin, vol.1, p. 316,
“Magazines all too frequently lead to books and should be regarded by the prudent as the heavy petting of literature.”
“I saved $8,000 and created a construction company when I was 25.”

Source : "What I've Learned: Senator Bob Corker (R, Tenn.)" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. October 18, 2010.
“Every child is a gifted child,”

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