Tom Brown, Jr. Quotes

We learned to be patient observers like the owl. We learned cleverness from the crow, and courage from the jay, who will attack an owl ten times its size to drive it off its territory. But above all of them ranked the chickadee because of its indomitable spirit.

Tom Brown, Jr.

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The key to excellent health and longevity is to eat a high ratio of micronutrients to macronutrients.

Joel Fuhrman

HealthKeyLongevityEatHighRatio

The last thing I saw Gabrielle Giffords do on the floor of the House of Representatives was to line up like the rest of us and read a part of the Constitution. And unbeknownst to her, when she got to the well, her part was the First Amendment.

Trent Franks

ConstitutionRestHouseSheFirst

To give students the best possible chance to succeed, education must prepare them to handle issues that transcend national boundaries.

Jose Angel Gurria

EducationBestSucceedChanceHandle

'Planet Caravan' by Black Sabbath is such a delicate song from such a surprising place.

Doug Aitken

SongBlackPlacePlanetSabbath

It's so crazy in Hollywood.

David Spade

CrazyHollywood

My greatest qualification for writing fiction was my ability to lie with a straight face as a child.

Ashwin Sanghi

LieChildWritingFaceAbility

There's a disappointment there because I still feel there's an emptiness in my career that just wasn't filled.

Alonzo Mourning

DisappointmentFeelCareerEmptiness

I wasn't good at being affable. You get beyond that and realise the attraction in any human being has more to do with what they give to someone rather than just being face candy.

Alison Moyet

GoodFaceSomeoneYouBeyondCandy

If you're a Norwegian writer, you are not visible in the world. The door of the English language is very hard to open for a Norwegian writer.

Per Petterson

DoorWorldLanguageYouHardOpen

At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear. It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us. You can love completely without complete understanding.

Norman Maclean

LoveLiveSunriseUnderstandingYou

The more secrets and twists in a character, the better.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

CharacterBetterSecretsMoreTwists

I was an attorney general. That was - that matters to me, and if you won't obey your own rules, there's no reason to think you'll obey any others.

Ken Cuccinelli

MeThinkYouRulesOthersMatters

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