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“Pamela Palmer's stories catch you, captivate you, and never let you go.”
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“The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger is. And when anger is the boss, you get unintended consequences.”
Source : Jeanne DuPrau (2012). “The Books of Ember Omnibus”, p.56, Random House Books for Young Readers
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“I take office during the most difficult moment in the country's recent history. The country can be saved - it's up to us. I think it is obvious for those who support this government to undertake the commitment and ensure that our country's euro membership is not endangered.”
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“We energetically attract what we haven't worked out in ourselves. When vampires evoke intensely judgmental reactions from us, it could be they are mirroring aspects of our personalities we don't like or completely understand.”
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“I do care if religious doctrine becomes an excuse to exclude my fellow citizens from the rights and protections our country promises.”
Source : "Asking Candidates Tougher Questions About Faith" by Bill Keller, www.nytimes.com. August 25, 2011.
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“In baseball, when you get into the batter's box, that's it. It's just you. It's one man against the world. All that matters in that moment is your individual achievement and your individual skill. There is literally nothing that anyone else on your team can do for you. Hell, they're all sitting on the bench, waiting to see what happens, just like the fans in the crowd! It's just you and your bat. And the ball.”
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“Confidence is the willingness to be as ridiculous, luminous, intelligent, and kind as you really are, without embarrassment.”
Source : "What is True Confidence?" by Susan Piver, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 19, 2010.
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“Instead of going out, I'm trying to encourage people to have a memorable experience in their own home. We call it 'Delicioso Night In.' I invite the people I care about the most. Then, when I get a lot of people together, I like to have finger foods.”