"To be an American is not...a matter of blood; it is a matter of an idea--and history is the image of that idea."

-- Robert Penn Warren

#Blood Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Matter Quotes

“That amid our highest civilization men faint and die with want is not due to the niggardliness of nature, but to the injustice of man.”
“How awful is that hour when con, science stings.”

Source : James Gates Percival (1823). “Poems”, p.72
“The vital function that pets fulfill in this world hasn't been fully recognized. They keep millions of people sane.”
“When we come into this life, we don't really own anything. And we own nothing when we leave. It is only a lease we have during our lifetime, and it is up to us to make the most of it.”
“I was born a Love Goddess. My parents, Caesar and Joanne, always told me that I was a little Goddess and Petite Flower. I was a Petite Flower, and I had all these brothers who were always trying to boss me around. I told them, "No. You must kiss my hand or kiss my feet". That's how I became the Goddess.”

Source : Source: popgeeks.net
“Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.”
“In Los Angeles, everything is 100 percent organic, except the people.”
“Maturity: knowing where you're crazy, trying to warn others of the fact and striving to keep yourself under control.”

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