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“As one old gentleman put it, " Son, I don't care if you're stark nekkid and wear a bone in your nose. If you kin fiddle, you're all right with me. It's the music we make that counts.”

Book:All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things

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All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things

This book delves into the wisdom gained from kindergarten experiences, applying them to complex adult life, and encourages readers to reflect on the simplicity and value of fundamental life principles. more

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Robert Fulghum

Robert Fulghum, born on June 4, 1937, is an American author known for his warm, humorous, and insightful writing. His book 'All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten' has become a bestseller and influenced many readers. more

“Our government, National and State, must be freed from the sinister influence or control of special interests. Exactly as the special interests of cotton and slavery threatened our political integrity before the Civil War, so now the great special business interests too often control and corrupt the men and methods of government for their own profit. We must drive the special interests out of politics.”

Men War States Government Political Interest Influence Special Integrity Method Slavery Profit Civil War Threatened Cotton Special Interests Sinister

Book:The Autobiography of Theodore Roosevelt: Condensed from the Original Ed., Supplemented by Letters, Speeches, and Other Writings, and Edited with an Introd. by Wayne Andrews

Source: The Autobiography of Theodore Roosevelt: Condensed from the Original Ed., Supplemented by Letters, Speeches, and Other Writings, and Edited with an Introd. by Wayne Andrews

“Read and Re-Read--"Re-reading, we always find a new book.”

Book Reading New Books

Author:C. S. Lewis

“Sometimes you get tired of riding in taxicabs the same way you get tired riding in elevators. All of a sudden, you have to walk, no matter how far or how high up.”

Way Sometimes Matter Walks Tired Riding Elevators

Book:THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

Source: THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

“And sure, I know if you eat this way you'll die. So? If you don't eat this way you're still going to die. Why not die happy?”

Ifs Knows Way Stills Dies Why Not

Book:All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things

Source: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common Things

“Being Jem, Tessa reflected, must be a great deal like being the owner of a thouroughbred dog that liked to bite your guests. You had to have a hand on his collar constantly.”