"Growing up, you look at guys like Jeff Thomson as heroes, so going past him is pretty special."

-- Brett Lee

#Growing Up Quotes #Hero Quotes #Past Quotes

“we should contract our ideas of education, and expect no more from it than it is able to perform.”

Source : Anna Letitia Barbauld (2001). “Anna Letitia Barbauld: Selected Poetry and Prose”, p.330, Broadview Press
“I'm a lot less serious than people think, it's probably because the way my face is put together.”
“Because of an off-hand funny comment I made backstage at a concert years ago, a story circulated that the song has been a burden and even that I didnÂ’t sing it for a while. ThatÂ’s completely false. I am very proud of Â‘American PieÂ’ and the many satellites that grow from it and revolve around it. For many years I carried my songs around and now they carry me around. I have always sung Â‘American PieÂ’ for my audience and would never think of disappointing them since it is they who have given me a wonderful life and untold affection for almost 30 years.”
“This restless world Is full of chances, which by habit's power To learn to bear is easier than to shun.”

Source : John Armstrong, John Dyer (1858). “The Poetical Works of Armstrong, Dyer, and Green: With Memoirs, and Critical Dissertations”, p.27
“The wars of kings were over; the wars of peoples had begun.”
“There's no violence worse than the violence of Iraq. For the last fifty years Iraq has been living a nightmare of violence and terror. It's been a horrible experience and people in Iraq will need a lot of time and work to get over the disastrous effects. But first we have to think about how to stop the violence, so that the bloodshed stops. In spite of everything, on the personal level I don't easily lose hope.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Moments before sleep are when she feels most alive, leaping across fragments of the day, bringing each moment into the bed with her like a child with schoolbooks and pencils. The day seems to have no order until these times, which are like a ledger for her, her body full of stories and situations.”
“It's rare when you have everything going perfectly all at the same time.”

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