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The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.
neil degrasse tyson— Quote from Bill Maher's show website
Depression is about as close as you get to somewhere between dead and alive, and it's the worst.
Elizabeth Wurtzel— Prozac Nation (1994, p. 299)
Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.
mark twain— Notes on sourcing:Twain did say: "There is a sumptuous variety about the New England weather that compels the stranger's admiration — and regret. The weather is always doing something there...In the spring I have counted one hundred and thirty-six different kinds of weather inside of four and twenty hours. ...
Yes, one of the brightest gems in the New England weather is the dazzling uncertainty of it." (Speech at the dinner of New England Society in New York City, December 22, 1876).
Take these words home and think it through; Or the next rhyme I write might be about you.
mobb Deep— Shook Ones, Pt. 2 (1995)
Something about first love defies duplication. Before it, your heart is blank. Unwritten. After, the walls are left inscribed and graffitied. When it ends, no amount of scrubbing will purge the scrawled oaths and sketched images, but sooner or later, you find that there’s space for someone else, between the words and in the margins.
Tammara Webber— Where You Are, Chapter 1 (2011)
Fitness is not about being better than someone else... It's about being better than you used to be.
Khloé Kardashian— American television personality, socialite, model, businesswoman and entrepreneur
True patriotism isn't cheap. It's about taking on a fair share of the burden of keeping America going.
Robert Reich— American political commentator, professor, and author
I miss everything about you. Can't believe that I still want you, And after all the things we've been through.
Colbie Caillat— "I Never Told You" (2009)
An important thing to remember about the press is there is no ideological bias.
Jon Meacham— Quoted in Doro Bush, My Father, My President (p. 218).
My definition of country music is really pretty simple. It's when someone sings about their life and what they know, from an authentic place.
Taylor Swift— As quoted in Taylor Swift: The Rise of the Nashville Teen from an interview with the Daily Mail
Yeah, well, I've got a dream too, but it's about singing and dancing and making people happy. That's the kind of dream that gets better the more people you share it with.
Kermit the Frog— Quoted in Wisdom from It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider by Jim Henson
Take a look above you, discover the view, if you haven't noticed, please do. Please do.
Kermit the Frog— "Wonder 'Bout the World Above" in Sesame Street (1991)
Everything I know about morality and the obligations of men, I owe it to football.
Albert Camus— French philosopher, author, and journalist (1913 - 1960)
Forget the past – the future will give you plenty to worry about.
George Allen Sr.— Virginia state senator 1916-1920 and a trial attorney
I'm not very religious at all - I was raised Catholic, but probably haven't gone to church since my Holy Communion when I was about 6 or 7.
Lynsey Addario— American photojournalist
The yearning to know about nature and where or how we fit in is deep within all of us.
Bill Nye— Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation (2014, p. 1)
Technology is changing so fast that knowledge about specifics can quickly become obsolete. That’s why so much of what technicians learn is on the job.
Robert Reich— "Back to College, the Only Gateway to the Middle Class" (Monday, September 1, 2014)
I fantasize about my death, I'll kill myself from holding my breath. My suicidal dream, Voices telling me what to do.
Silverchair— "Suicidal Dream" (1995)
Suicide. It's something I've been thinking about. Not too seriously, but I have been thinking about it.
Jay Asher— Thirteen Reasons Why (2007, pg. 169)
Hello, boys and girls. Hannah Baker here. Live and in stereo. No return engagements. No encore. And this time, absolutely no requests. I hope you’re ready, because I’m about to tell you the story of my life. More specifically, why my life ended. And if you’re listening to theses tapes, you’re one of the reasons why.
Jay Asher— Thirteen Reasons Why (2007, pg. 7)
“I'm sorry about yesterday," she said. He hung on to his straps and shrugged. "Yesterday happens.”
Rainbow Rowell— "Eleanor & Park" (2013, pg. 158)
Morning brings back the heroic ages... There was something cosmical about it; a standing advertisement, till forbidden, of the everlasting vigor and fertility of the world. The morning, which is the most memorable season of the day, is the awakening hour. Then there is least somnolence in us; and for an hour, at least, some part of us awakes which slumbers all the rest of the day and night.
Henry David Thoreau— Thoreau, in Walden (1910, pg. 115-116).
You can say a lot of things about Alabama, but you can't say that Alabamans as a people are unduly afraid of deep fryers.
john green— Looking for Alaska, said by Miles "Pudge" Halter (2005, p. 22)
Now the trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed.
C. S. Lewis— The Magician's Nephew (1955)
The best thing about baseball is there's no homework.
Dan Quisenberry— American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (1953 - 1998)
The thing I like about baseball is that it's one-on-one. You stand up there alone, and if you make a mistake, it's your mistake. If you hit a home run, it's your home run.
hank aaron— American Major League Baseball right fielder
