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High expectations werent nurtured in my neck of nowhere back then

High expectations werent nurtured in my neck of nowhere back then – children werent fawned over from an early age as gifted and groomed for a prizewinning future self-esteem was considered something you had to pick from the garden yourself. – James Wolcott

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On August 28, 2010, Fox News messiah Glenn Beck hosted a Restoring Honor revival meeting featuring sexy guest star Sarah Palin, much as Bob Hope would roll out Raquel Welch in white go-go boots on his U.S.O. tours to give our fighting men a morale lift in their khakis. – James Wolcott

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Hope
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After a decade this glum, we deserved a shot of Glee, a show that restored our faith in the power of song, the beauty of dance, and the magic of spirit fingers to chase our cares and woes into somebody elses backyard. – James Wolcott

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A lost election can have the jolt of a drop through the gallows door, leading to a dark night of the soul in which the future presses down like a cloud that will never lift. – James Wolcott

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The Word of fire burns today On the lips of our prophets in an evil age. – Margaret Walker

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Stop living a day at a time and stop worrying about age. – Helen Reddy

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It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution. – Joseph Addison

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At a certain age, death becomes familiar to you-or a loss becomes familiar-the tragedies that are more commonplace in life. – Jessica Lange

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In nine times out of ten, the slanderous tongue belongs to a disappointed person. – George Bancroft

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Everybody can see that my swing is homegrown. That means everybody has a chance to do it. – Bubba Watson

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As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Very often Ive known people who wouldnt say a word to each other, but theyd go to see movies together and experience life that way. – Martin Scorsese

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