"People take the longest possible paths, digress to numerous dead ends, and make all kinds of mistakes. Then historians come along and write summaries of this messy, nonlinear process and make it appear like a simple, straight line."

-- Dean Kamen

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“Jesus Christ is to me the outstanding personality of all time, all history, both as Son of God and as Son of Man. Everything he ever said or did has value for us today and that is something you can say of no other man, dead or alive. There is no easy middle ground to stroll upon. You either accept Jesus or reject him.”

Source : 1944 Interview with Frank S. Mead in The Christian Herald. "The Controversial Sholem Asch: An Introduction to his Fiction". Book by Ben Siegel, p. 148, 1976.
“Vampires are so sexy and powerful - they're so otherworldly; they have eternal life and youth.”
“In prosperity God is heard, and that is a blessing; but in adversity God is seen, and that is a greater blessing.”
“Just a whole different style, just a whole different way of going about an audience and a way about skating. And they are so brilliant in their own way, which is great, and that's what Brian was saying; is the styles are different, and it's the whole mentality.”
“There's something Vichy about the French.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I don't fear death because I believe it is a transition. Our souls can't be destroyed. I know we are going to live in another life.”
“Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion there is. How awful to caught up in the terrible squirrel cage of self.”
“Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.”

Source : Mary Lou Retton (2000). “Mary Lou Retton's Gateways to Happiness: 7 Ways to a More Peaceful, More Prosperous, More Satisfying Life”, Broadway

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