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“whatever devotion to something else there was in him had been made impure by church taken as a weekly, dutiful thing.”
Source : Kay Boyle, Sandra Whipple Spanier (1988). “Life Being the Best & Other Stories”, p.113, New Directions Publishing
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“I know I'm not the best. I'm not the best singer, I'm not the best songwriter, I'm not the best player.”
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“Obama's style of argumentation is unlike any president I have ever met, and I've met a lot of them. And the condescension that oozes from him when he's talking about his opponents, it's really striking.”
Source : "Jeb Bush's Iraq Stumble". "Journal Editorial Report" with Paul Gigot, www.wsj.com. May 17, 2015. 
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“Back in Georgie's attic, he yanks the phone out of the socket and begins scrolling down the names under dialed calls, praying to anyone who will listen. God. Baby Jesus. Saint Thomas the doubter. Saint Whoever, patron saint of losers. Praying, Please, please, don't let it be true. The first name shatters him. The second makes his head spin.”
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“Young people are often asked, 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' and given advice about how to lead meaningful adult lives, but where's the encouragement to lead meaningful lives right now?”
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“Swing your swing. Not some idea of a swing. Not a swing you saw on TV. Not that swing you wish you had. No, swing your swing. Capable of greatness. Prized only by you. Perfect in it's imperfection. Swing your swing. I know, I did.”
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“Just because I don't do bad things doesn't mean I don't have bad thoughts.”
Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“The thought of a man being the murderer of his own daughter in the Twin Peaks was anathema to me. At the time, I had a 2-year-old daughter of my own, and that possibility really turned me off. I was praying that I wouldn't be the one.”
