"It really strikes me how much of your energy in America, especially if you're from a working back-ground, is spent just keeping your head above water. It really saps your grace and your strength."

-- George Saunders

#America Quotes #Water Quotes #Grace Quotes

“The highest revelation is that God is in every man.”
“If you want to be backed by corporations so that you're elected mayor, then it's going to be very problematic for you to support a living wage campaign that would shift the minimum wage to something else.”
“Ultimately all hominids came from Africa, and therefore everyone in America should simply check the box next to 'African-American.' My maternal grandmother was German and my maternal grandfather was Greek. The next time I fill out one of those forms I am going to check 'Other' and write in the truth about my racial and cultural heritage: 'African-Greek-German-American.' And proud of it.”
“What does jealousy indicate? Jealousy is love manifested in the physical world. If you are jealous you have a debt to pay; if someone is jealous of you, he has a debt to pay to you.”

Source : Peter Deunov (2010). “Love Is All Forgiving: Reflections on Love and Spirituality”, p.121, Health Communications, Inc.
“In America you need a bodyguard to go out.”
“Words are like spices. Too many is worse than too few.”

Source : Joan Aiken (2015). “The Last Slice of Rainbow: And Other Stories”, p.114, Open Road Media
“The world would be better off with multiple superpowers. When Communist USSR was a superpower, the world was better off.”
“There's going to be a new gem in Hollywood, it's called Agron”

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