"Some cities, like wrapped boxes under Christmas trees, conceal unexpected gifts, secret delights. Some cities will always remain wrapped boxes, containers of riddles never to be solved, nor even to be seen by vacationing visitors, or, for that matter, the most inquisitive, persistent travelers."

-- Truman Capote

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“Be an example to your men, in your duty and in private life. Never spare yourself, and let the troops see that you don'tin your endurance of fatigue and privation. always be tactful and well-mannered and teach your subordinates to do the same. Avoid excessive sharpness or harshness of voice, which usually indicates the man who has shortcomings of his own to hide.”

Source : "Quotations for Martial Artists: Hundreds of Inspirational Quotes to Motivate and Enlighten the Modern Warrior". Book by John Moore, p. 46, 2003.
“Old men only lie in wait for people to ask them to talk. Then they rattle on like a rusty elevator wheezing up a shaft.”
“Let us see God before man every day.”
“Now I understand. When you love someone, you have to try things even if they don't make sense to anyone else.”

Source : Gennifer Choldenko (2006). “Al Capone Does My Shirts”, p.142, Penguin
“Identity is the history that has gone into bone and blood and reshaped the flesh. Identity is not what we were but what we have become what we are at this moment.”
“It's so thrilling. And not just the music. The Internet is changing the future of fund-raising. I'm thrilled by the potential.”
“In all my science fiction movies, I try to blend the familiar with the futuristic so as not to be too off putting to the audience. There is always something familiar they can grab onto.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Today, nearly 40 percent of a senior's healthcare spending is on pharmaceutical medications.”

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