"If a jerk burns the flag, America is not threatened, democracy is not under siege, freedom is not at risk."

-- Gary Ackerman

#America Quotes #Risk Quotes #Democracy Quotes

“At the rate we're going, the 21st century looks pretty clear. It's going to be pretty violent”
“I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.”
“Packed in my skin from head to toe is one I know and do not know.”

Source : Edwin Muir (1934). “Variations on a time theme”
“I never trusted any man not to find someone else; to stay with me if he had another option. to not find something in me that would have him heading for the hills. that was the other reason for not thinking long-term- when someone walked out, as they invairiably did, it wasn't too big a shock. a disappointment but nothing, I hadn't been expecting.”
“Acting was a lot like football. When you're a DB and you're one on one with a receiver, you're going to dance. It's go-time in front of 100,000 people and everybody watching on TV. That's exactly how it is when a director says 'Action!' It's the same adrenaline rush, the same training process. I love it.”
“I don't know if sitting home everyday is normal, but that's what I do.”
“Once practice starts, we work hard, and that's the best conditioning there is. Everything counts. Every little thing counts. Run hard, play hard, go after the ball hard, guard hard. If you play soft (what I call signing a 'non-aggression pact' with your teammates), you won't ever get into shape.”

Source : Pete Carril, Dan White (2004). “The Smart Take from the Strong: The Basketball Philosophy of Pete Carril”, p.153, U of Nebraska Press
“There is no more intrepid explorer than a kitten.”

Source : Champfleury (1885). “The Cat, Past and Present”

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