Richard Petty Quotes
There is no doubt about precisely when folks began racing each other in automobiles. It was the day they built the second automobile.
Quotes to Explore
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My life has never been wonderful. Maybe when I was a child, but not after age 15.
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Poverty is the worst form of violence.
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Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out.
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As a child I wanted to be a professional athlete or lawyer.
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I have to throw off the burden and the pressure.
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I'm a big fan of the poet Mary Jo Salter, and although she doesn't need to be discovered at all - she's widely admired and anthologized and extremely accomplished - I wish she were a household name.
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One of the things that doesn't come up as much as it should, especially in literary fiction, is this idea of faith and God... I feel like those are things that should be wrestled with... because they are such an integral part of our community on every level.
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Major Clark is one of the most outstanding officers of his grade in the U.S. Army... an officer of impeccable character with a rare blend of personal qualities and professional attributes which uniquely qualify him as a soldier-scholar.
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I can think about what [Mahatma] Gandhi said or [Martin Luther] King said about violence begetting violence, and still be true to my job by asking myself the question whenever we're confronted with a situation where some may be arguing for military action: Will this actually result in America being safer, or the most lives being saved?
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And besides, look at elder flowers and bluebells-they are a sign that pure creation takes place - even the butterfly. But humanity never gets beyond the caterpillar stage -it rots in the chrysalis, it never will have wings.It is anti-creation, like monkeys and baboons.
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No one that encounters prosperity does not also encounter danger.
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A dry soul is wisest and best.
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If you have zest and enthusiasm you attract zest and enthusiasm. Life does give back in kind.
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Boogity, boogity boogity! Let’s go racing boys!
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A good peace, a solid peace, a peace in which communities can flourish, can only be built when we ask ourselves and each other to be more than just good, and better than just strong. And a good life, a meaningful life, a life in which we can enjoy the world and live with purpose, can only be built if we do more than live for ourselves.
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There is no doubt about precisely when folks began racing each other in automobiles. It was the day they built the second automobile.
