"I suppose we make kids the repository of our highest ideals because children are powerless. In that way we can have ideals and ignore them at the same time."

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Ellen Goodman

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“People dislike Ronaldo because he's a great player, good-looking and has sex with all the ladies. They get jealous. The only bad thing about Ronaldo's life is Messi. But for him, he would've been the best player in the world for five years in a row.”
“Many times, when you go to arrest somebody, they pull their gun, and here I am, a federal agent, telling them to drop their gun. But the gun is like that. I give them a split second to drop it, and they drop it. I could have shot them - who is going to complain?”
“I should rather like to tear these last pages out of the book. Shall I? No-a journal ought not to cheat.”
“Evil is also not anything small or close to home, and not the worst; otherwise one could grow accustomed to it.”

Source : Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm (2014). “The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm: The Complete First Edition”, p.6, Princeton University Press
“I don't really follow market research. In the end, I respond to my own instincts.”
“Usually, there is nothing more pleasing that returning to a place where you have endured hardship.”
“A throne is God's purpose for you; a cross is God's path for you; faith is God's plan for you.”

Source : Alan Redpath (2004). “The Making of a Man of God (Alan Redpath Library): Lessons from the Life of David”, p.54, Baker Books
“Israel has a people's army and a draft and therefore they should be considered legitimate targets. They are part of the occupying power, and Palestinians consider them targets for suicide bombers as well as other means.”

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