Nancy Gibbs Quotes

Adolescence, that swampy zone between safety and power, is best patrolled by adults armed with sense and mercy, not guns and a badge.

Nancy Gibbs

Recitation: by Male by Female

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PowerBestSafetyMercyAdolescence

To create a beautiful thing with unlimited money is easy!

John Rocha

BeautifulMoneyEasyCreateThing

My mum loves cats so I took her to see the lion cubs which at about a year old are actually quite big. She wasn't scared at all and went straight over and kissed one on the mouth! She thought they were just like her pets at home.

Amanda Holden

HomeCatsLionThoughtYearMouth

I served in all commissioned ranks from a second Lieutenant to a Major General. And during that time, I spent most of my time being a high-class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street, and for the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer for capitalism.

Smedley Butler

BusinessTimeManCapitalismShort

Like dogs in a wheel, birds in a cage, or squirrels in a chain, ambitious men still climb and climb, with great labor, and incessant anxiety, but never reach the top.

Robert Browning

BusinessGreatMenClimbBirds

It is so important to share experiences with one another. Humans are so often in their own heads and not looking to others. But we have to realize that we are always invited to be a part of someone else's story - we are together in this.

Clemantine Wamariya

TogetherLookingStorySomeoneOwn

No matter how long you play rock n roll songs might change just as the balls are there, the rock balls. And that's what's important to us.

Bon Scott

ChangeLongYouPlayImportantRock

Shooting is nothing. Anybody can shoot. The big charge is putting on a show for the crowd.

Pete Maravich

NothingShootingShootBigCrowd

I had never made any plans beyond basketball.

Sheryl Swoopes

BasketballPlansBeyondNeverMade

A song that sounds simple is just not that easy to write. One of the objectives of this record was to try and write melodies that continue to resonate.

Sheryl Crow

SimpleSongEasyTryWriteJust

There's no reason people should be hungry in our country. It's not acceptable.

Scott Borchetta

PeopleCountryReasonHungryOur

As our bodies live upon the earth and find sustenance in the fruits which it produces, so our minds feed on the same truths as the intelligible and immutable substance of the divine Word contains.

Nicolas Malebranche

LiveFindEarthMindsSameDivine

'The Robe' was lousy but an almighty hit. I was dull as ditchwater and an almighty flop.

Richard Burton

RobeHitDullAlmightyFlopLousy

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