"To have strength without knowing how to use it means nothing."

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Source : Gail Tsukiyama (2007). “The Street of a Thousand Blossoms”, p.271, Macmillan

Gail Tsukiyama

#Mean Quotes #Knowing Quotes #Use Quotes

“There have always been people making music. On their porches, playing folk songs. Playing piano in quiet salons. You don't have to listen to every MySpace page, so what's the difference? It's just noise that you filter out.”
“Both hurting and happiness make me feel more alive, but as I get older it seems that hurting's the low hanging fruit. So I pick it.”

Source : "The Show". www.zefrank.com. June 05, 2006.
“Today you live, child. Tomorrow, you dream.”

Source : Lawrence Hill (2008). “Someone Knows My Name: A Novel”, p.119, W. W. Norton & Company
“Sure, on a larger scale, it was healthy to have people out there you cared about more than yourself. She knew that. But then there was the abject fear you would lose it. They say possessions own you. Not so. Loved ones own you. You are forever held hostage once you care so much.”
“Wait, Wikipedia isn't working? Why hasn't someone invented a paper version of it? A set of books organized alphabetically by topic?”

Source : Twitter post from Jan 18, 2012
“The KXL pipeline would make it easy and cost effective for oil producers in Canada to transport oil to the Gulf of Mexico where it could be shipped to customers - not just in the United States - but around the world.”

Source : "Is the Keystone XL Pipeline a Good Deal for Americans?" by Sen. Ron Wyden, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 17, 2011.
“We are unusual and tragic and alive.”

Source : Dave Eggers (2013). “A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius: A Memoir Based on a True Story”, p.122, Simon and Schuster
“The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.”

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