"Dr. Barney stared at me, his lips puckered. What was he so serious about? Who hasnâ€™t thought about killing themselves, as a kid? How can you grow up in this world and not think about it?"

-- Ned Vizzini

#Growing Up Quotes #Kids Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Christmas is a baby shower that went totally overboard.”

Source : FaceBook post by Andy Borowitz from Nov 27, 2012
“In comedy, something may be more absurd, but you have to believe just as much as you do when you're doing drama.”

Source : Interview with Lila Holland, www.tv.com. June 14, 2006.
“Gowdy had a love affair with the microphone and the fans had a love affair with him. American sports fans truly lost an icon, a legend who never felt he was bigger than anyone else. He had that humility that made him special, and he made everyone feel like they were so important.”
“I could write down twenty cases wherein I wished that God had done otherwise than he did, but which I now see, if I had had my own way, would have led to extensive mischief.”
“Once one determines that he or she has a mission in life, that's it's not going to be accomplished without a great deal of pain, and that the rewards in the end may not outweigh the pain -if you recognize historically that always happens, then when it comes, you survive it.”
“Quarrels in France strengthen a love affair, in America they end it.”

Source : Ned Rorem (2013). “The Paris Diary & The New York Diary: 1951–1961”, p.14, Open Road Media
“Limbo has been one of the greatest hits of my career. A great response all over the world, not just Latinos but people in Europe and America.”

Source : Interview with Krystyna Chávez, www.cosmopolitan.com. March 29, 2013.
“This is a timely and relevant initiative. The environmental challenges facing Singapore and the region are becoming more complex. Tackling them will require inter-disciplinary approaches combined with a good understanding of science, economics and governance aspects. The NUS Bachelor of Environment programme will fill a much needed gap in the current framework. NEA is pleased to be a partner to this programme.”

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