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1 " A guy can love a million women. But a man, a man loves one woman a million ways. "
― Gregg Andrew Hurwitz , Orphan X (Orphan X, #1)
2 " Respect for women is essential,” Jack tells him. “Women’s rights and economic development within a country are highly correlated. Treating women properly is not just a moral position—which it is—or an American value—which it is. It’s a strategic imperative, and you will always, always lead by example in this regard. "
3 " Always respect life. Then you'll value yours. The hard part isn't turning you into a killer. The hard part is keeping you human. "
4 " There is no emotion more useless than self-pity. Evan "
5 " Pursue what is meaningful, not what is expedient. "
6 " Women’s rights and economic development within a country are highly correlated. "
7 " I’ll tell you this: Parenting ain’t for sissies. "
8 " battle that rages inside every person.’ ‘The two wolves.’ ‘That’s right. One wolf is anger and fear and paranoia and cruelty. The other is kindness, humility, compassion, serenity. And the boy asks his grandfather, “Which wolf wins?” You remember the answer?’ ‘ “The one you feed.” ’ ‘That’s right. "
9 " Evan sits on the floor, hard; the collective wisdom of four cultures distilled into a single ass kicking. "
10 " Kauffman Luxury Vintage vodka. Distilled fourteen times and filtered twice, once through birch coal, once through quartz sand, it was produced from the wheat of a single year’s harvest, making it one of the only vodkas released with a specific vintage, like wine or champagne. "
11 " How you do anything is how you do everything "
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13 " You can’t be perfect unless you’re alone, and then guess what? You’re alone. So you’re still not perfect. "
14 " refused.” “Two of us were assigned to kill you that summer. It was the first "
15 " He was Chester the Molester. A rich businessman looking to adopt. A dealer in human organs on the black market. "
16 " Epogen, "
17 " We live in a celebrity culture now. Or a wannabe-celebrity culture. The name of the game is visibility. If you aren’t tweeted, liked, YouTubed, or Instagrammed, you don’t exist. "
18 " Always respect life. Then you’ll value yours. The hard part isn’t turning you into a killer. The hard part is keeping you human. "