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eda9835
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Why can't people just sit and read books and be nice to each other?
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reading
world
people
peace
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David Baldacci |
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Small mistakes tend to lead to large ones. Ours is a lifetime appoinment, and all you have is your reputation. Once it's gone, it doesn't comeback.
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David Baldacci |
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Depending on the situation, sometimes you can know a person better in ten minutes than someone you have crossed paths with all your life.
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understanding
knowledge
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David Baldacci |
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Today might not be so good. But tomorrow, you got another chance to get it right.
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David Baldacci |
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d833a65
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All you have to do [to win a Pulitzer Prize] is spend your life running from one awful place to another, write about every horrible thing you see. The civilized world reads about it, then forgets it, but pats you on the head for doing it and gives you a reward as appreciation for changing nothing.
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mankind
war
poverty
change
pulitzer-prize
war-reporting
detachment
journalism
civilization
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David Baldacci |
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914c49e
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The real worth of a person came from how he acted during the bad times. (John Fiske)
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David Baldacci |
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It's my experience that most folk who ride trains could care less where they're going. For them it's the journey itself and the people they meet along the way. You see, at every stop this train makes, a little bit of America, a little bit of your country, gets on and says hello.
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train
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David Baldacci |
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6b5cecb
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You know what kind of person it takes to run for President? Not normal. They could start out okay, but by the time they reach that level they've sold their soul to the devil so many times and stomped the guts out of enough people that they are definitely not like you and me, not even close.
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president
power
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David Baldacci |
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b002129
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It's not getting from A to B. It's not the beginning or the destination that counts. It's the ride in between...This train is alive with things that should be seen and heard. It's a living, breathing something -- you just have to want to learn its rhythm.
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journey-of-life
trains
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David Baldacci |
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739191c
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Confidence is one thing, disrespect is quite another. (Justice Elizabeth Knight)
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David Baldacci |
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Because life doesn't work that way. You can do everything perfectly. Do everything you think you're supposed to be doing. Fulfill every expectation that other people may have. And you still won't get the results you think you deserve. Life is crazy and maddening and often makes no sense.
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David Baldacci |
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dd14a09
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Time doesn't really heal, it just makes you not to give a crap
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David Baldacci |
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2a760ee
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Two people can care for each other but not want the same things.
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David Baldacci |
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0f14d97
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Most folks here got rules 'bout trespassing. Warning shot's fired right close to the head. Get they's attention. Next shot gets a lot more personal. Now I'm too old to waste time firing a warning shot.....
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David Baldacci |
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129fd9a
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It's not the beginning or the destination that counts. It's the ride in between.
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David Baldacci |
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89bc228
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You learn a lot about a person when she saves your life, - Mecho
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David Baldacci |
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fa71272
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As my father wrote, one's courage, hope, and spirit can be severely tried by the happenstance of life. But as I learned on this Virginia mountain, so long as one never loses faith, it is impossible to ever truly be alone.
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David Baldacci |
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2469624
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Anyone who's lived has lost somebody.
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David Baldacci |
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4df0b3a
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Shaw, we're going to die, aren't we?
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David Baldacci |
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4022d95
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IF U WANT TO KICK THE TIGER ASS BECAREFULL OF HIS TEETH FIRST.
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David Baldacci |
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50fce41
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But if you don't know where you want to go, I suppose any path will get you there.
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David Baldacci |
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6129c6f
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It's the hardest thing in the world to put yourself in someone else's place, try to really feel what they feel, figure out why they do the things they do. Especially when it's easier to stick a label on something. Or someone.
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life-lesson
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David Baldacci |
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ca404f2
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See, that why I ain't go to church. Figger I got me a church wherever I be. Want'a talk to God, well I say, 'howdy-howdy, God,' and we jaw fer a bit.' - Jimmy 'Diamond' Skinner
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wish-you-well
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David Baldacci |
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8d8ec8b
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He looked around at the others....They were all staring at their computers, or reading books or newspapers. Not one of them has noticed the weather. Maybe that's how the world was now....Everyone was so wrapped up in his or her own little world that no one ever really saw anything anymore.
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David Baldacci |
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9a95086
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There's always more to life than money, Will. Money is just a means to an end. It shouldn't be the goal. Annnie Lambert
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David Baldacci |
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c5bc3e1
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you ask too many questions," snapped Cletus. I kept my gaze on Roman. "that's because I get too few answers."
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smart-women
the-finisher
comebacks
wit
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David Baldacci |
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3415ed3
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It's hard, Cotton. To let yourself love something you know you may never have.
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David Baldacci |
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Confidence is inspiring. Yet so often misplaced. (Robert Thornhill)
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David Baldacci |
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5f6ef21
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You haven't yet seen me be rude. When I am it's unmistakable. - Michelle Maxwell.
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David Baldacci |
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ec0f248
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The world is complicated, so people seek complicated solutions. And there's nothing wrong with that because simple answers don't usually work. But sometimes the answers are simple and people still refuse to see them. - Edgar Roy
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David Baldacci |
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21d86e9
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We build walls because we are afraid. We do not like change. We do not like it when others who do not look or think like us come along and try and change things. Thus we run from it. Or, even worse, attack it.
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David Baldacci |
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09b0ace
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We cannot live without memories, but we cannot live within them either.
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David Baldacci |
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Things might look bad now,but in matters of the heart you'd be surprised how quickly things change.
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David Baldacci |
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if you think too much about things, life sometimes just passes you by.
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David Baldacci |
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It's often said that God works in mysterious ways. You have to really think about what He's trying to do. You can't be lazy and believe in God; He doesn't make it that easy. It takes spirit and faith and passion to really believe. Like most things worthwhile in life, you get back what you put into it. Only with faith, you get back a lot more.
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David Baldacci |
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Arrogant people habitually overestimated their own abilities and underestimated everyone else's.
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David Baldacci |
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It's been my experience that most folk who ride trains could care less where they're going. For them it's the journey itself and the people they meet along the way. You see, at every stop this train makes, a little bit of America, a little bit of your country, gets on and says hello. That's why trains are so popular at Christmas. People get on to meet their country over the holidays. They're looking for some friendship, a warm body to talk ..
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trains
christmas
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David Baldacci |
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ef3a4c2
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It would actually constitute more than a miracle, he realised. It would take divine intervention plus luck, plus some unknown element of cosmic wizardry.
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miracle
funny
truth
shaw
whole
divine
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David Baldacci |
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c1907fa
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Diamond Skinner had had no material possessions to his name and yet had been the happiest creature Lou had ever met. He and God would no doubt get along famously.
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David Baldacci |
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I will never forget that the passing down of memories is the strongest link in the gossamer bridge that binds up as people. I plan to devote my live to doing just that. And if you've taught me anything, it's that what we hold in our hearts is truly the fierest component of our humanity.
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David Baldacci |
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257e5cd
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Alex said, "Okay, I need to know something. Why the Camel Club?" Stone answered, "Because camels have great stamina. They never give up." "That's what Oliver says, but the real reason is this," Reuben countered. "In the 1920s there was another Camel Club. And at each meeting of that club they would all raise their glasses and take a vow to oppose Prohibition to the last drop of whiskey. Now, that's my kind of club."
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camel-club
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David Baldacci |
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e67fcac
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The one thing I learned is that the Russians are some of the most cunning people on earth. They never do anything without a very good reason. And just because they're no longer a superpower doesn't mean they don't want to be again. - Oliver Stone
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David Baldacci |
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6103deb
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Every time I walk with Alex I'm reminded both how lucky I am to have friends like him and also how unworthy I am to have friends like him. - Oliver Stone
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David Baldacci |
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I guess we're all lonely in some way. - Oliver Stone
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David Baldacci |