"In truth, how much time do any of us really have?"

-- Lurlene McDaniel

“Most children turn out badly because they have the wrong parental image. This doesn't mean their parents are criminal. It means they are boring and cruel.”
“He who spends more than he earns is sowing the winds of needless self-indulgence from which he is sure to reap the whirlwinds of trouble and humiliation.”

Source : George S. Clason (2013). “The Richest Man In Babylon”, p.78, Lulu.com
“The common man or women, whether they are Israeli or Palestinian, Protestant or Catholic or Iraqi or American, the common man just wants to live in peace and justice in a clean environment. When we look around the world and we see that is not the case, we know the will of the majority is not being listened to, that's the first sign that our system is broken.”
“All my inspiration comes from Ahmad Jamal.”
“By four years of age, the average child in a family receiving public assistance has heard about 13 million words, compared to 45 million for a child from a wealthier family. The disadvantages developed during their first four years are usually still present in high school.”

Source : "Education’s Elephant in the Room: Poverty" by Sal F. Albanese, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 10, 2013.
“Of course you can still paint landscape - it's not been worn out.”
“[David] Mamet's the writer I admire most but he's way off from when he tries to talk about what the moral appeal of liberal thought is. His heart is not in it.”
“Whenever we are appreciative, we are filled with a sense of well-being and swept up by the feeling of joy.”

Source : M.J. Ryan (2007). “Giving Thanks: The Gifts of Gratitude”, p.15, Conari Press

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