"Our great modern Republic. May those who seek the blessings of its institutions and the protection of its flag remember the obligations they impose."

-- Ulysses S. Grant

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“Being a father is certainly a task...but the best one that I could ever ask for. Being home, being with the family-that's what it's about.”

Source : "Thor star Chris Hemsworth's wife Elsa Pataky confirms the couple are expecting twins" by Carl Greenwood, www.mirror.co.uk. January 15, 2014.
“When a spectator approaches a painting with his own particular set of filters or theories, be they historical, political, intellectual or whatever - he either finds what he is looking for or dismisses the work as irrelevant. He has deprived himself of the possibility of any fresh experience or revelation by looking only for confirmation of that which he already 'knows.”
“I generally play villains once every three or four years by choice because I get offered villainous roles a lot, because of the way I look and whatever. And I tend to avoid them because I think you can end up in a cul-de-sac of your own making if you're cast in that.”
“Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don't complain; just work harder... Never give up.”
“claims about what's 'natural' have long been used to reinforce traditional gender roles and values. ... Even the notion that women should have children at all is based on the idea that a woman's inherent and most important role is that of mother. Shockingly, men's 'innate' roles are a lot more fun than the ones bestowed on women.”
“The purpose of writing is to make your mother and father drop dead with shame.”
“As usual, my timing is bizarrely good.”
“After watching films of Jim Brown, I noticed that he never ran out of bounds. He always ran North and South and that's what I turned my style into. I was a North and South runner.”

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