"Until you try, you don't know what you can't do."

-- Henry James

“I don't shave when I'm not working.”
“I got hooked up with the NBA Nation and the next thing I knew I was judging the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown. They needed somebody who can travel on the weekends and go up to eight different cities.”

Source : "Dime Q&A: Darryl Dawkins Reveals The Origin of His Nickname And Recalls His First Dunk". Uproxx Interview, uproxx.com. August 4, 2011.
“In the end we must be merciful to the fallen, show grace to struggling, and be patient with the doubting. But when God's Word is clear we must not-and we cannot-back up, back off, back down, back out, or backslide from the truth.”
“He who drinks a tumbler of London water has literally in his stomach more animated beings than there are men, women, and children on the face of the globe.”

Source : 1834 Letter to Lady Grey,19 Nov.
“Black, white, yellow, brown - we wanted somebody who would do right by us. And I think because Obama was that person, whether he was black or white, he was chosen”
“Iâ€™m no part time dilettante photographer, unlike the bartenders, shoe salesmen, floorwalkers plumbers, barbers, grocery clerks and chiropractors whose great hobby is their camera. All their friends rave about what wonderful pictures they take. If theyâ€™re so good, why donâ€™t they take pictures fullâ€”time, for a living, and make floor walking, chiropractics, etc., their hobby? But everyone wants to play it safe. Theyâ€™re afraid to give up their pay checks and their security they might miss a meal.”
“In Burma, economic engagement enriches the regime, as the economy is controlled by the regime. Economic engagement benefits this elite, not ordinary people. The money is spent on the military, stolen by the elite.”
“There's four sides to every story... If these walls could talk, they'd probably still ignore me.”

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