"You'll never get mixed up if you simply tell the truth. Then you don't have to remember what you have said, and you never forget what you have said."

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Source : "An Old Friend Writes of Rayburn". U.S. News & World Report, (p. 72), October 23, 1961.

Sam Rayburn

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“I found Rome built of bricks; I leave her clothed in marble.”

Source : Suetonius (1980). “The twelve Caesars”, Penguin Group USA
“While the worriers are worrying, the planners are planning and the accountants are figuring out why we can't afford it, I'm busy getting started.”
“Sometimes when we're in love, we take the facts and spin them into pretty stories. But it's a dangerous thing to do--because one day, like it or not, you're going to see the world as it really is. You find out people aren't always who you want them to be. And if you're not ready for the truth...well, let's just say it can come as a bit of a shock.”

Source : Kirsten Miller (2010). “The Eternal Ones”, p.44, Penguin
“I would be shocked by the lack of security if we were not at Amity headquarters. They often straddle the line between trust and stupidity.”
“We believe the Senate language provides for federal subsidies for abortions. Plus theres a language in there where you have to pay one dollar per month, every enrollee, to pay for a fund for reproductive rights which include abortion. And thats totally against federal law. So we are saying take that out.”
“I love stepping onto the ice knowing I can create whatever I want or am feeling that day. It inspires me to be creative and artistic. It's a great therapeutic outlet to utilize both my heart and body at the same time.”

Source : "Tara Lipinski: On Dealing with Stress, Using Failure to Fuel Success, and How she Keeps her Head Clear". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“He found whole figures which represented a written word; but he never could manage to represent just the word he wanted - that word was 'eternity', and the Snow Queen had said, "If you can discover that figure, you shall be your own master, and I will make you a present of the whole world and a pair of new skates." But he could not find it out.”
“It is sometimes necessary to use unnecessary words like thank you and please just to make life prettier.”

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