"Remember your ancestors, dream of your descendants and work hard while you're living."

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Source : Karen Lord (2013). “The Best of All Possible Worlds: A Novel”, p.227, Del Rey

Karen Lord

#Dream Quotes #Hard Work Quotes #Remember Quotes

“I pay a lot of attention to box office because I understand it. TV ratings? I don't know how to interpret them, since I'm new to TV, so I'm just going to wait for somebody to tell me.”

Source : "‘Paranormal Activity’ Director Oren Peli Talks About Creating the New ABC Show ‘The River’" by Eric Kohn, www.indiewire.com. February 10, 2012.
“It's cool to be a nerd. There's a general understanding that smartphones didn't come from jocks. The digital age was foreseen by a group of short-sleeved, buttoned-down, white-shirted guys and their female equivalents designing the very stuff that's now ubiquitous.”
“I wonder about death, I who may never know it. It looks much like ecstacy, the way they open their mouths as they drown, the way their fingers dig into your skin. Their eyes are wide and startled and they trash in your hands as though with an excess of passion.”
“When the mind changes the outer expression must change to correspond. We are transferred by the renewing of our minds.”
“You cannot play with fire.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Most US presidents since World War II have led military actions without a declaration of war by Congress, though most, if not all, have properly consulted and sought support from Congress. That is the wise thing to do.”
“The story of my life can be told in silver: in chocolate mills, serving spoons, and services for twelve. The story of my life has nothing to do with me. The story of my life is things. Things that arenâ€™t mine, that wonâ€™t ever be mine. Itâ€™s all Iâ€™ve ever known. I wish it wasnâ€™t.”
“If you write a post and put it on a blog, that's a historical document. If you change your template, then that entry looks completely different. It's the same words, but not the same meaning. This all depends on what historical questions that people will be asking and we can't know what they will want.”

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