"My after forty face felt far more comfortable than anything I lived with previously. Self-confidence was a powerful beauty-potion; I looked better because I felt better. Failure and grief as well as success and love had served me well. Finally, I was tapping into that most hard-won of your dews: wisdom."

-- Nancy A. Collins

#Wisdom Quotes #Powerful Quotes #Grief Quotes

“I've been used for writing rhythm guitar chords for a long time because it's so easy to play and chords just sound good on it.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Even originally well-defined pencils of cathode rays from the Sun cannot reach the Earth. For Birkeland's theories to be correct, the existance of such cathode rays is clearly presupposed to be necessary...and this assumption is untenable.”
“When I was growing up, my parents took in foster children. From a young age, I learned that there are a lot of children in need.”

Source : "Why the World Is Flat". Interview with Daniel H. Pink, www.wired.com. May 1, 2005.
“When I first started painting candyland imagery, I was looking for the best possible metaphor for everything that is pleasure, desire and insatiability.”
“Lisa Lampanelli lost 100 pounds, but that's because she was poached for ivory.”
“There is no finer sonic-producing weapon for a guitar slayer than a hand crafter Gibson masterpiece.”
“Americans are fighters. We're tough, resourceful and creative, and if we have the chance to fight on a level playing field, where everyone pays a fair share and everyone has a real shot, then no one - no one can stop us.”
“I ... received a few hugs and dutiful pecks on the cheek at bedtime, even a couple of 'thank-yous' thrown in for good measure. But I'd truly love for someone to explain why the father of my children can simply walk into the house, put down his briefcase, grunt 'Hi kids - howyadoing,' and all four offspring nearly hyperventilate trying to be the first to get close to him. They are crazy about this man, and all he has to do is walk into a room and breathe.”

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