"Detroit turned out to be heaven, but it also turned out to be hell."

-- Marvin Gaye

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“With luck we will be able to repulse the invaders before they land. At any rate, I can say that we will be able to destroy the major part of an invading force. That is, we will be able to inflict extremely heavy damage on the enemy.”

Source : "The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire". Book by John Toland, 2003.
“The reason one writes isn't the fact he wants to say something. He writes because he has something to say.”
“I always say YCDA: you can do anything. If you want to be a successful actor, you have to believe in yourself more than anything else, and dont let anybody tell you that you cannot do it because you can.”
“And they did it with something that is basicly worthless in our society - pennies. But overseas, pennies can move mountains”
“I like to stay within the context of the character's background. If he's a cop, I have to make sure the audience is convinced that this person, a cop, can do only so much without a gun.”
“For poetry, more than any other art, except music, has a compelling hold upon the spiritual side of life.”

Source : Lizette Woodworth Reese (1929). “A Victorian Village: Reminiscences of Other Days”
“Any musical person who has never heard a Negro congregation under the spell of religious fervor sing these old songs has missed one of the most thrilling emotions which the human heart may experience.”

Source : James Weldon Johnson, Sondra K. Wilson (1995). “The Selected Writings of James Weldon Johnson: Social, political, and literary essays”, p.349, Oxford University Press on Demand
“There's a fine line between helping others and being a people pleaser, and mistaking one for the other can be hugely detrimental. When we put others' needs before our own, we deplete our energy, which can lead to depression, physical illness, and overwhelm.”

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