"There are so many doors to open. I am impatient to begin." --Charlie Gordan"

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Daniel Keyes

#Doors Quotes #Impatient Quotes #Charlie Quotes

“Anyone who sees and paints a sky green and fields blue ought to be sterilized.”
“No battle plan survives first contact with the enemy. Not when the enemy is me.”
“Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of a good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.”

Source : Pierre de Coubertin, Norbert Müller (2000). “Olympism: Selected Writings”, Lausanne, Switzerland : International Olympic Committee
“Those most likely to be raped or sexually assaulted are young women between the ages of 16 and 24, women with their whole lives ahead of them. This one act of violence will alter their lives forever.”
“A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.”

Source : Sydney Smith, Lady Saba Holland Holland, Sarah Austin (1855). “Letters”, p.501
“Every shot that kills ricochets.”

Source : Gilbert Parker “The Complete Works of Gilbert Parker”, Library of Alexandria
“Beginning in the 1800s with the Industrial Revolution, when women started to go into the formal workforce, leaving working at home to working in factories, countries realized they needed to do something. And they started to pass paid maternity leave.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“Uriah drops his tray next to me. It is loaded with beef stew and chocolate cake. I stare at the cake pile. â€œThere was cake?â€ I say, looking at my own plate, which is more sensibly stocked than Uriahâ€™s. â€œYeah, someone just brought it out. Found a couple boxes of the mix in the back and baked it,â€ he says. â€œYou can have a few bites of mine.â€ â€œA few bites? So youâ€™re planning on eating that mountain of cake by yourself?â€ â€œYes.â€ He looks confused. â€œWhy?â€ â€œNever mind.”

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