"America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist."

-- Carlisle Floyd

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“From the simplest lyric to the most complex novel and densest drama, literature is asking us to pay attention. Pay attention to the frog. Pay attention to the west wind. Pay attention to the boy on the raft, the lady in the tower, the old man on the train. In sum, pay attention to the world and all that dwells therein and thereby learn at last to pay attention to yourself and all that dwells therein.”
“It was ingrained in me to be gracious.”

Source : "Tory Burch" by Miranda Purves, www.elle.com. August 28, 2009.
“I will end the history of division and conflict through reconciliation and fairness.”
“People work better when they know what the goal is and why. It is important that people look forward to coming to work in the morning and enjoy working.”
“I never considered a career in broadcasting, not even as a kid.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Thousands of legal and illegal immigrants staged what they called a Day Without Immigrants. Or, as it's known in Utah, Monday.”
“Say what you have to say and the first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending - sit down.”
“Nearly 60% of Americans who regularly attend Christian church say there is no such thing as the Holy Spiritâ€”they say the Holy Spirit is just a symbol of Godâ€™s power or presence or purity.”

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