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My father died during open-heart surgery on March 29 of my senior year in college. I was getting set to go to law school. I remember sitting in the waiting room when the doctor walked in. I said to myself, The worst possible thing just happened. What will you do? ↗

— Steve Wynn

#died #doctor #during #father #getting

I can speak for most songwriters - those breakup love songs are so easy to write, as far as the inspiration and all that. ↗

— Lucinda Williams

#breakup #easy #far #i #i can

I think no athlete wants to end his career on an injury. ↗

— Jayson Williams

#career #end #his #i #i think

The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril. ↗

— Xenophon

#arduous #being #cause #enduring #followers

What I want is that I can match my performances during training so I can be satisfied with myself. ↗

— Liu Xiang

#i #i can #match #myself #performances

When our thousands of Chinese students abroad return home, you will see how China will transform itself. ↗

— Deng Xiaoping

#china #chinese #home #how #itself

By the time I'm in the studio recording my parody, 10,000 parodies of that song are on YouTube. ↗

— Al Yankovic

#i #parody #recording #song #studio

As a male writer, women are always what men pursue, and their world is always a mystery. So I always tried to present as many views as possible on women's worlds. ↗

— Gao Xingjian

#i #i always #male #many #men

When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence. ↗

— Gao Xingjian

#alive #existence #keep #mind #my own

I learned to put 100 percent into what you're doing. I learned about setting goals for yourself, knowing where you want to be and taking small steps toward those goals. I learned about adversity and how to get past it. ↗

— Kristi Yamaguchi

#adversity #doing #get #goals #how