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We have broken the cycle of dependency. People have found out they're better off working. ↗

— John Engler

#better off #broken #cycle #dependency #found

I played from the time I was seven years old. My father was my first baseman coach. I had opportunities that I never really pursued - with some Miami teams and a few larger colleges, and then I ended up bailing and began cooking. ↗

— Todd English

#baseman #began #coach #colleges #cooking

I have friends who've tried to break into the UK, who went back with their tails between their legs. Fortunately I've had the opposite experience. ↗

— Michael Bolton

#between #break #experience #fortunately #friends

A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat. ↗

— Erma Bombeck

#because #diet #fat #friend #go

I think there's going to be pressure on all the British athletes. It's a home Olympics at the end of the day. I like adrenaline, that's something I feed off. I'm just going to go out there and do my best. ↗

— Jessica Ennis

#athletes #best #british #day #end

Youngsters of the age of two and three are endowed with extraordinary strength. They can lift a dog twice their own weight and dump him into the bathtub. ↗

— Erma Bombeck

#bathtub #dog #dump #endowed #extraordinary

Of course, like anybody I repeat myself endlessly, but I don't know that I'm doing it, usually. ↗

— Brian Eno

#course #doing #endlessly #i #know

People tend to play in their comfort zone, so the best things are achieved in a state of surprise, actually. ↗

— Brian Eno

#actually #best #comfort #comfort zone #people

Children are a house's enemy. They don't mean to be - they just can't help it. It's their enthusiasm, their energy, their naturally destructive tendencies. ↗

— Delia Ephron

#destructive #enemy #energy #enthusiasm #help

And I've tried to give us a higher profile. Typically, at a board meeting, we'd pass resolutions about the civil-rights issue of the day, but we'd never tell anyone. So I've instituted a policy of announcing our resolutions at the end of our meetings. ↗

— Julian Bond

#announcing #anyone #board #day #end