Racing is the only time I feel whole.
JAMES DEAN
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If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then maybe he was a great man.
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James DeanJames Dean An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer. In fact, he must seek out more of life than life puts at his feet.
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James DeanJames Dean If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress, one of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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James DeanJames Dean There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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How strange that our hearts heal from the same thing that broke it -love.
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Veronica RothVeronica Roth The Fed is totally open.
Ben BernankeBen Bernanke Then I realize what it is. It’s him. Something about him makes me feel like I am about to fall. Or turn to liquid. Or burst into flames.
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Ben HarperBen Harper The game embarrasses you until you feel inadequate.
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