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I keep pointing at the child; they keep staring at my finger.: Maria Montessori (1870 - 1952)
The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars...: Jack Kerouac (1922 - 1969), On The Road, 1957
The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.: Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931)
I tell ya, if you want to disperse a crowd, start spittin' on 'em.: Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine, Ask A Ninja, 06-08-07
I am constant as the northern star, of whose true fix'd and resting quality there is no fellow in the firmament.: William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), Julius Caesar, Act III, sc.1
When he shall die, take him and cut him out in little stars, and he will make the face of heaven so fine, that all the world will be in love with night, and pay no worship to the garish sun.: William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), Romeo and Juliet, Act III, sc. 2
Men at some time are the masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.: William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), Julius Caesar, Act I, sc. 2
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They are as sick that surfeit with too much, as they starve with nothing.: William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), The Merchant of Venice, Act I, sc. 2
Caregiver: that word should weigh more than others on a page, sag it down a bit and wrinkle it, because the simple-sounding job frazzles as it consumes and depletes. Not that it's only gloomy. Caregiving offers many fringe benefits, including the sheer sensory delight of nourishing and grooming, sharing, and playing. There's something uniquely fulfilling about being a lodestar, feeling so deeply needed, and it's fun finding creative ways to gladden a loved one's life. But caregiving does buttonhole you; you're stitched in one place.: Diane Ackerman, One Hundred Names for Love: A Stroke, A Marriage, and the Language of Healing, 2011
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Maybe that's just what happens; you start out wanting to change the world through language, and end up thinking it's enough to tell a few jokes.: David Nicholls, One Day, 2010
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