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Related Let's carpe the hell out of this diem. ALEXANDRA BRACKEN Ruby, give me one reason why we can’t be together, and I’ll give you a hundred why we can. We ca... ALEXANDRA BRACKEN The answer isn't more time but a greater awareness of the time we have. CRAIG GROESCHEL Adversity is a supreme teacher:
You may think you’ve learned very much in life, but without advers... SCOTTIE SOMERS I had a crush on my fourth-grade teacher, but nothing came of it because of the age difference. I wa... BILL CULLEN Life isn’t fair." I said. "It’s taken me a while to get that. It’s always going to disappoint ... ALEXANDRA BRACKEN Obesity and intervention studies that we found were based on students in grades three to five. So we... BRENDA VOSS I have to give my kids credit though, they didn't give up. We tried to make a game of it in the four... DEL RUITER Hail to you gods, on that day of the great reckoning. Behold me, I have come to you, without sin, wi... THE BOOK OF THE DEAD To believe, man needs no full reasoning. Without reasoning, it turns into myophia. TOBA BETA This 16-team tournament gave us a chance. We were in a tough district; we lost in the district tourn... JOE COLEMAN With time we learn that the things we're better off without have the ability to lead us somewhere be... ANDREW KENDALL I think with the sophomores playing in their last home game, they were a little more focused on that... DAVE STRICKLIN I wish I could've lived my life without making any wrong turns. I wish I could have lived in a kind ... NATSUKI TAKAYA They were now both ready, not to begin from scratch, but to continue with a love that had survived f... GUILLAUME MUSSO The state tournament means a lot to us. We have been together since grade school going to tournament... JAMIE BRAZIL The two men had a conversation. Brief, cryptic, to the point. As though they had exchanged numbers a... ARUNDHATI ROY I feel so sorry for little Raven. It's a seven-year-old that has the rest of her life to live withou... DEXTER GALLOWAY From the Kindle Book Reflections in the Mirror of Life: “In a slum somewhere in India As... THE PROPHET OF LIFE (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON May I never neither turn left nor turn right in my journey of life, but may I go straight to Christ ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH We had a better pass rush than we have had in the past because guys were fresher. He even took (line... GREG ELLIS Following the death of his wife, Sam Johnson wrote to the Reverend Mr. Thomas Warton, "I have ever s... MORDECAI RICHLER Priest got her fourth foul early in the third quarter. We had to play a quarter of time without her.... BRIAN BLUME I liked myths. They weren't adult stories and they weren't children's stories. They were better than... NEIL GAIMAN Food Allergies Are Not Due to Food, Rather Are Due to the Constant Contamination of That Food That Y... THEHEALTHFOODGURU The third and fourth set, I felt I was a bit living on the edge with my serve. He was getting a lot ... ANDRE AGASSI Matt looked up kids from his high school class. Only three were listed as dead, but a bunch were lis... SUSAN BETH PFEFFER I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES There is an incident which occurred at the examination during my first year at the high school and w... MAHATMA GANDHI The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH We played well at times. But in the fourth quarter, our legs became rough -- we had time off and we ... BILL HOGUE —I don't want to lose you —Then why are you the one that keeps letting go? ALEXANDRA BRACKEN On the one hand, the guns were there to help capture the imagination of the people. But more importa... BOBBY SEALE Most kids become the class clown in the fourth or fifth grade. For me, it started when I was 40. DEBRA GALANT Life begins somewhere and ends somewhere with time but to get somewhere with the life you have depen... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Sam had a great night on the boards. Lake Region had some big three-pointers that bothered us a litt... GUY ISABELLE That was a very good game, ... We were a little concerned coming in because we were a little banged ... DAVE REYNOLDS Sometimes we forget about our own advantages because we focus on what we don't have. Just because yo... CHRIS COLFER I expected them to drive to the hoop. I think it might have been one of those instances where they w... JEFF ACKERMANN The stakes were definitely higher on that song. We knew it was special because it was so autobiograp... EMILY ROBISON Being flexible was really important to us. Sometimes that meant being willing to do without. We had ... MARTHA BLOWEN Those who worry stumble long The Way. Those who pray have no time to stray. ERROL ANTHONY SMYTHE It's obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better qua... EDWARD O. WILSON She was a super teacher, ... She was so crippled with arthritis that when the students went to the p... MAGGIE MALONE Luckily we have been pretty good because we were able to start them off in the sixth grade. ELLEN MORRIS What day is it?" It's today," squeaked Piglet. My favorite day," said Pooh. A.A. MILNE There is only one optimist. He has been here since man has been on this earth, and that is man himse... EDWARD STEICHEN There is only one optimist. He has been here since man has been on this earth, and that is ''man'' h... EDWARD STEICHEN Getting picked to finish fourth or fifth in the ACC was like a slap in the face to us. That was base... DANIEL EWING When I was in fourth grade, a novelist came to talk to my English class. She told us that being an a... J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN I'm just proud of our kids to hang in there and keep their composure through all that adversity. We ... KURT SIMON We had a dead double-play ball, but we got a bad feed on the throw, and we were actually lucky to ge... ROB VALLI We were coming off our moratorium, and we had a few shots that just didn't fall for us. We didn't pl... CHRIS ALLRED Some of us had been playing together on a travel team since we were fourth-graders. And we were pret... KRISTINA SCHUSTER I thought we should have had at least three more turnovers. Colorado State, they tried to run the fo... GLEN MASON You could hear the wind in the leaves, and on that wind traveled the screams of the kids on the play... JOHN GREEN We would not have been a successful family without my father and stepfather, who were working-class ... JAMES MCBRIDE I was a victim of a stereotype. There were only two of us Negro kids in the whole class, and our Eng... LANGSTON HUGHES We have backed off the big push to get computers in primary grades, ... We do have things where kids... KAREN ALLEN Of all the names in telecom, only one has the history of AT&T. AT&T was the name of the phone compan... JEFF KAGAN I was disappointed with our effort in some matches, but the kids wrestled good enough for us to win.... BILL PLEIN It's obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better... E. O. WILSON I'm really proud of our kids and their defensive effort. We held them to seven in the fourth quarter... GREG GARRISON Beaming into the thick of a tree without becoming a lifelong tree hugger was a tricky business. A pr... CHRISTINA ENGELA Without lust for life, none of the rest of it made sense. Your life has to be worth living, or you'r... DAVE LEE Our old pecan trees that had been in the playground forever are gone. The nuns used to pick up pecan... BEVERLY BRANNON Always, since our birth, we've insisted on another way of doing politics. Now, we had the chance... SUBCOMANDANTE MARCOS To get over the past, you first have to accept that the past is over. No matter how many times you r... MANDY HALE [The employees who toured with the Dead will feel the pinch, as well.] There's crew and there's secu... THE GRATEFUL DEAD Every silver linings got a touch of grey I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will sur... THE GRATEFUL DEAD One report said that since my time on the run I've had 2,500 girlfriends. I mean you got to real... RONALD BIGGS Don't you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you're not taking advantage of it?... ERNEST HEMINGWAY I got back in my car, starting the engine, then drove off. It wasn't until I pulled onto the highway... SARAH DESSEN Cupping one of her cheeks, he swiped at the wetness. “Would you want to live without me?” T... KATIE REUS I really wanted a positive message to kick off the new year, ... Kids have heard 'No drugs, no alcoh... BRIAN MCDONOUGH We did a little bit better on wages that [were] offered to us, but we were not successful in getting... AL HARRISON Have you ever tried to organise a threesome in real life?' I shook my head. I'd only enco... OLIVIA SUDJIC I had a good teacher." "Better not have been Myrnin or I'll have to kick his predatory ass." RACHEL CAINE We took off our clothes, and we were basically in a sphere of love and light and warmth, and the res... ANTHONY KIEDIS There is only one optimist. He has been here since man has been on this earth, and that is man himse... EDWARD STEICHEN This is without a doubt the biggest win we have had since I've been at Mercer. Our pitchers were as ... CRAIG GIBSON We thought we were in for a shoot out, but we were able to shut them out the rest of the way. Hats o... LOU CERRO The secret is,” I say, whispering right into his ear, “that yours was the best kiss I’ve ever ... LAUREN OLIVER Hey, don't put that glass on the table without a coaster. Haven't I taught you better? REESE WITHERSPOON I've been watching these girls since they were in fourth grade. I knew what stride they could play a... CHRIS RASO Optimism and humor are the grease and glue of life. Without both of them we would never have survive... PHILIP BUTLER I wish I could've lived my life without making any wrong turns. But that's impossible. A path like t... NATSUKI TAKAYA We started to execute more and our team did not have as many turnovers. We just played better as a t... BEN BROOKS We had that one quarter where we were off. I thought we played pretty well, but we couldn't get rebo... BRITTANY WILLIAMS I don't define lust as anything evil or nasty. Lust as defined by me, is the feeling of desire: a de... C. JOYBELL C. A lot of it is being comfortable at the plate. I think early in the season we had some guys who were... CARSON KAINER On a bad day, I have mood swings - but on a good day, I have the whole mood playground CHARLES ROSENBLUM We just had our first budding artist class (for) kindergarten through second grade and they were at ... GAIL PARSONS On a human level, the garbage man is just as important as the teacher or a rock star or a president,... HERBIE HANCOCK Not all that have fallen are vanquished. J.R.R. TOLKIEN Maya Angelou had the ability to glean inspiration out of pain. THE PROPHET OF LIFE If we cannot always be entirely sane in our relationships, the kindest thing we can do for those who... THE SCHOOL OF LIFE Our fourth-graders were very successful. They had just about the same passing rate as our eighth-gra... LESLIE JACOBS Rather than teach,"be good so as to make heaven", teach be good for this is what makes you better & ... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN)
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ALEXANDRA PAUL I don't think I miss anything by not watching television. ALEXANDRA PAUL I'm very much a lead by example person. ALEXANDRA PAUL If the whole world went vegan, there would be less war. How you eat determines your mood and your ou... ALEXANDRA PAUL I really believe in non-violence, but I also believe in a short of resistance that has to be respect... ALEXANDRA PAUL I'm very out of style... or I should say I have my own style. ALEXANDRA PAUL The human overpopulation issue is the topic I see as the most vital to solve if our children and gra... ALEXANDRA PAUL People are fascinated with eternal life and physical power - the idea of having no vulnerability. We... ALEXANDRA CASSAVETES Woodstock didn't define a generation because everyone showed up or those who did were a perfectl... ALEXANDRA PETRI I woke up on May 15, 1991, the day of my Barnard graduation, and I said to myself, 'By the end o... ALEXANDRA GUARNASCHELLI Adults tell students that it gets better, that the world changes after school, that being 'diffe... ALEXANDRA ROBBINS For me, going vegan was an ethical and environmental decision. I'm doing the right thing by the ... ALEXANDRA PAUL Charlize Theron is perfect. She holds herself with so much poise and grace. I don't know if she ... ALEXANDRA DADDARIO I wasn't all that familiar with the 'Texas Chainsaw' franchise, and I knew who Leatherfa... ALEXANDRA DADDARIO I watched 'Alien,' and I watched 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,' the Swedish vers... ALEXANDRA DADDARIO I had done a lot of running in 'Texas Chainsaw' and sword-fighting in 'Percy Jackson,... ALEXANDRA DADDARIO In the West, it was believed that attitude and ambition saved you. In Africa, we had learned that no... ALEXANDRA FULLER Being a person of faith is just another of a wide range of fun activities available to those who com... ALEXANDRA PETRI George Washington didn't have to make us laugh; he just had to establish precedents and avoid ch... ALEXANDRA PETRI Observe the rhythm of passers-by on the street, at work, everywhere. Summon loving acceptance and le... ALEXANDRA KATEHAKIS My reasons for becoming a chef are somewhat of a cliche. I always loved to eat but it was watching m... ALEXANDRA GUARNASCHELLI Stand up for the underdog, the 'loser.' Sometimes having the strength to show loving support for una... ALEXANDRA KATEHAKIS I think it's important to convey to the women some of the variety of choices available to them as th... ALEXANDRA TURALLO These kinds of people have absolutely so much to show. ALEXANDRA TURALLO You can do it all in one place. You don't have to spend on the gas. And you can buy. If you go to a ... ALEXANDRA TURALLO It's a nice girls' day out. It's a nice mix of vendors, a nice place to ask questions if it's a serv... ALEXANDRA TURALLO What we do today, right now, Will have an accumulated effect on all our tomorrows. ALEXANDRA STODDARD THERE are a lot of nice people out there who think good thoughts -- why not share them? ALEXANDRA STODDARD The world is extremely interesting to a joyful soul. ALEXANDRA STODDARD What we do today, right now, Will have an accumulated effect on all our tomorrows. ALEXANDRA STODDARD When we sip tea, we are on our way to serenity. ALEXANDRA STODDARD All forms of self expression are linked. ALEXANDRA STODDARD It was very hard, but we could not convict her of manslaughter in the other five cases based on the ... ALEXANDRA SANDERS All the evidence they put before us, it just added up. On the other five, it wasn't 100 percent. We ... ALEXANDRA SANDERS We took each one and just tore them apart. We were like six college students researching a paper. ALEXANDRA SANDERS My heart goes out to the other five families. But we just didn't have enough evidence in those cases... ALEXANDRA SANDERS If someone doesn't spell 'you' out in an e-mail, ... I assume the writer is in middle school. E-mail... ALEXANDRA ROBBINS Just as people used to fret about the rules on when to call someone back, ... now they agonize for h... ALEXANDRA ROBBINS Just as people used to fret about the rules on when to call someone back, ... now they agonize for h... ALEXANDRA ROBBINS If someone doesn't spell 'you' out in an e-mail, ALEXANDRA ROBBINS ...make sure you are still living in the present, rather than for an uncertain future. ALEXANDRA ROBBINS At middle age, a guy might feel his life is stagnant, with too much predictability, stability and ce... ALEXANDRA ROBBINS I really don't know why Scarlett has such appeal. When I began writing the sequel, I had a lot of tr... ALEXANDRA RIPLEY Should-haves solve nothing. It's the next thing to happen that needs thinking about. ALEXANDRA RIPLEY