Alfred Oswalt

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“Making it to the Super Bowl is something few and far between. Many football players never get the opportunity to make it that far.”
Vernon Davis, Playing Ball: Life Lessons from My Journey to the Super Bowl and Beyond

Robyn Arianrhod
“I understand my parents quite well. They think of a wife as a man’s luxury, which he can afford only when he is making a comfortable living. I have a low opinion of this view of the relationship between man and wife, because it makes the wife and the prostitute distinguishable only insofar as the former is able to secure a lifelong contract from the man because of her more favourable social rank . . . Which”
Robyn Arianrhod, Young Einstein: And the story of E=mc²

Ellen J. Lewinberg
“I have a question for you Water. What happens to the water in my body if I get angry at someone or if someone gets angry with me?”

“A very good question,” said Water. “In either case, the water in your body gets upset and causes you to not feel very well. You feel sad, or maybe you will cry. Crying is good because it puts good endorphins into your body, and you will start to feel better. They help the water in your body to recover.”
Ellen J. Lewinberg, Joey and His Friend Water

“Serving” is assisting your fellow man, the how-to, practical way to thrust your life into the spiritual wall to make the
tunnel bigger. Will God suddenly appear? Does
washing stacks of pots and pans bring salvation?
Can pulling weeds reclaim your brain? Will mopping the floor make you equal to the richest of men?”
Tom Hillman, Digging for God

Vincent Panettiere
“Seeing the pictures every evening while finishing the New York Times and waiting for dinner was his joy. Francine was unaware of his pleasure.  He could not reveal these feelings to the children or Francine. Silly. A father loves his children but can’t speak of it for fear of being made trivial.”
Vincent Panettiere, Shared Sorrows

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