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«My ability to throw a baseball was a gift. It was a God-given gift. And I am truly appreciative of that gift. It took me a while to figure that out... and when I finally did, I dedicated myself to be the best pitcher I possibly could be, for as long as I possibly could be.»
«Two babies were born on the same day at the same hospital. They lay there and looked at each other. Their families came and took them away. Eighty years later, by a bizarre coincidence, they lay in the same hospital, on their deathbeds, next to each other. One of them looked at the other and said, so. What did you think?»
Author: Steven Wright
(Comedian)
| Keywords:
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«Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision.»
Author: Ayn Rand
(Novelist, Writer)
| Keywords:
armed, centuries, first century, first steps, roads, steps, throughout, took, vision
«The men whom I have seen succeed best in life always have been cheerful and hopeful men; who went about their business with a smile on their faces; and took the changes and chances of this mortal life like men; facing rough and smooth alike as it came.»
Author: Charles Kingsley
(Clergyman, Teacher, Writer)
| Keywords:
alike, business life, chances, cheerful, faces, facing, hopeful, mortal, mortal man, Mortal Men, rough, smooth, The Men, took
«Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one spot in the Middle East that has no oil!»
Author: Golda Meir
(Founder, Prime Minister)
| About:
Funny,
Judaism,
Oil
| Keywords:
desert, East, East Is East, East of, in the middle, Israeli, Israelis, Middle East, Moses, oil, spot, The Middle East, Through the Desert, took
«Lord Denethor is Boromir's father. To bring him news of his beloved son's death would be most unwise. And don't mention Frodo or the ring. And say nothing of Aragorn either. In fact, it's best if you don't speak at all, Peregrin Took.»
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
(Author, Writer)
| Keywords:
beloved, Father, Fathers and Sons, in fact, mention, mentioning, news, ring, Son, The Ring, took, unwise
«The people in the village were real poor, so none of the children had any toys. But this one little boy had gotten an old enema bag and filled it with rocks, and he would go around and whap the other children across the face with it. Man, I think my heart almost broke. Later the boy came up and offered to give me the toy. This was too much! I reached out my hand, but then he ran away. I chased him down and took the enema bag. He cried a little, but that's the way of these people.»
Author: Jack Handy
(Writer)
| Keywords:
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«They afterwards took me to a dancing saloon where I saw the only rational method of art criticism I have ever come across. Over the piano was printed a notice- 'Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best.'»