"Rita! Is Bush still president? Ma, I didn't want to tell you...You seemed so happy."

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"Our job is not for us to enjoy it. Our job is to make sure they enjoy it, and that's what we did ."

— Jerry Seinfeld

Entertainment1954

#happiness

"I'm not really sure why. But... do you stop loving someone just because they betray you? I don't think so. That's what makes the betrayal hurt so much - pain, frustration, anger... and I still loved h…"

— Brandon Sanderson

Literature1975

#love

"Lord without Thee I can do nothing; with Thee I can do all. Help me by Thy grace, that I fall not ; help me by Thy strength, to resist mightily the very first beginnings of evil, before it takes hold …"

— Edward Bouverie Pusey

Religion1800–1882

#power

"It would be an attempt to define the role, responsibility, and path of the performing musician. Our simple job is to bring beauty and inspiration to others and to do this through the most honest and h…"

— Martin Berkofsky

Music1943–2013

#knowledge