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Quote by Daniel Everett

“I went from being a Christian missionary to an atheist.”

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Daniel Everett is an American anthropologist and linguist known for his research on the Yuroba people in the Amazon rainforest. His work challenges traditional views on the origins of human language and has had a profound impact on various linguistic fields. more

“For readers worldwide, the attraction of romance novels seems to be that they provide hope, strength, and the assurance that happy endings are possible. Romance makes the promise that no matter how bleak things sometimes look, in the end everything will turn out right and true love will triumph -- and in an uncertain world, that's very comforting.”

Source: On Writing Romance: How to Craft a Novel That Sells

“Most of my books are set in the American Midwest, where I have always lived. Midwesterners are lovely, down-to-earth people. The luxury of choosing this region as a setting is the endless supply of seasonal change images that accompany it; in addition to, the wide variety of settings, urban and rural, to choose from.”

People Book Earth Wide Lovely Endless Setting Settings Luxury Variety Regions Urban Accompany Down To Earth Midwest Midwesterners Urban And Rural

Author:Leigh Michaels

“Using governmental force to impose a vision on others is intellectual sloth.”

Force Vision Intellectual Sloth

Author:Ken Schoolland

“In some cities they tear down buildings to save taxes. They might try tearing down some taxes to save buildings.”

Trying Might Cities Tears Building Taxes

Author:Ken Schoolland

“The Gun Control Act of 1968 was passed, not to control guns, but to control blacks.”

Gun Gun Control

Book:The Saturday night special: and other guns with which Americans won the West, protected bootleg franchises, slew wildlife, robbed countless banks, shot husbands purposely and by mistake, and killed presidents--together with the debate over continuing same

Source: The Saturday night special: and other guns with which Americans won the West, protected bootleg franchises, slew wildlife, robbed countless banks, shot husbands purposely and by mistake, and killed presidents--together with the debate over continuing same

“The secret to achieving inner peace lies in understanding our inner core values – those things in our lives that are most important to us – and then seeing that they are reflected in the daily events of our lives.”

Important Lying Values Understanding Secret Our Lives Seeing Achieve Events Core Inner Peace Core Values

Author:Hyrum W. Smith

“I always tried to win. I was as competitive as I am today.”

Today Winning

Author:Novak Djokovic

“Drawing on impressive achievements in academics and athletics as well as his own personal disappointments and challenges, Jordan provides students with a unique opportunity to discover the magnitude of their own potential.”

Wells Opportunity Challenges Students Achievement Unique Disappointment Drawing Impressive Jordan Athletics Magnitude Unique Opportunities

Author:Hyrum W. Smith

“A goal is a planned conflict with the status quo.”

Goal Conflict Status Quo

Author:Hyrum W. Smith