"I adapted an antiquated style and modernized it to something that was efficient. I didn't know anyone else in the world would be able to use it and I never imagined it would revolutionize the event."

-- Dick Fosbury

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“Most arguments with teenagers are setups. Your darling, simply stated, is manipulating you.”

Source : Kevin Leman (2011). “Have a New Teenager by Friday: From Mouthy and Moody to Respectful and Responsible in 5 Days”, p.135, Baker Books
“It's high time you were shown That you really don't know all there is to be known.”
“To me, the coolest riffs are composed of two guitar parts that interlock like gears. You need both parts to make whole. I work things out on an electric that's not plugged in to make sure a good tone isn't forgiving a part that couldn't stand up naked. Only after the parts are written will I struggle to find a tone that supports the creativity.”
“I held out my book. It was precious to me, as were all the things I'd written; even where I despised their inadequacy there was not one I would disown. Each tore its way from my entrails. Each had shortened my life, killed me with its own special little death.”
“Itâ€™s a buzz every time you perform under pressure.”
“It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home.”

Source : "Wellspring: 365 Meditations to Refresh Your Soul". Book by Karen Moore (p. 263), October 1, 2011.
“When I was a teenager, I got into four track recorders, drum machines, and synthesizers, and I started producing instrumental music.”
“Yet in our ashen cold is fire yreken.”

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