"At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures - be what he is. And, above all, accept these things."

-- Albert Camus

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“The nature of mind: much of its power seems to stem from just the messy ways its agents cross-connect. ...it's only what we must expect from evolution's countless tricks.”
“In all the history of the boxing game, you'll find no human interest story to compare with the life narrative of James J. Braddock.”
“I got to play in a crowd, play in Wimbledon finals, be the guy on a Davis Cup team for a while. Those are opportunities not a lot of people get.”

Source : "U.S. Open: Andy Roddick takes center stage Friday". News conference, content.usatoday.com. August 31, 2012.
“I remember once I went to go see a movie, and in front of me in line there was a little boy who looked so eager to see it, like it was Christmas morning. When he got to the ticket booth it turned out there was only one ticket left; the manager was there and wanted to give it to me instead since I was famous. That's when I knew I'd hit it big.”
“The family you were raised in, the time period you were born in, and the part of the country youre in absolutely shape your view on sex, which shapes a huge part of anybodys personality.”

Source : "Lizzy Caplan Talks MASTERS OF SEX, Her Real-Life Counterpart, Going to Work and Watching People Pretend to Have Sex, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 5, 2013.
“I grew up with 'Cinderella.' So that was my go-to Disney film, definitely. It was princess-related, and coming from a smaller area in Illinois and wanting to do something greater than myself in Broadway, that was a film that I could really relate to.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.”
“Scandinavian crime fiction has become a great success all across the world and rightfully so. Sjowall and Wahloo ushered in a whole generation of Swedish crime writers, many of whom are now available in English.”

Source : "Camilla Läckberg's top 10 Swedish crime novels" by Camilla Läckberg, www.theguardian.com. March 12, 2009.

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