‘You can rewrite your story out here if you want to.’

Josh Garcia, operations manager for Centurion Technologies, on oil field workers in Texas, including some with criminal histories, who make six figures. Demand is so great because of the boom brought about by fracking. Said Garcia: “This is like a modern-day gold rush.”

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‘Had I behaved like that on a tennis court, I would have expected to get everything that happened to Serena.’

Former tennis star Martina Navratilova on Serena Williams’ complaints that an umpire treated her unfairly when he penalized her for receiving on-court coaching, smashing her racket in frustration, and verbal abuse of the umpire at the U.S. Open.

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‘Every job is worthwhile and valuable.’

Former Cosby Show actor Geoffrey Owens, who was spotted working as a cashier at a Trader Joe’s. Owens, who received a lot of public support after being “job-shamed,” said the moment was important for people to think about “the dignity of work.”

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‘For when churches refuse to obey evil laws, it does not stem from any political agenda; it does not stem from resentment or hostility; it stems only from the demands of the gospel and from a love for Chinese society.’

A joint statement signed by 116 pastors in China decrying increased persecution against churches in China.

‘I wonder if we are seeing the beginnings of some weird negative feedback loop where … we don’t want to hang out with people in person anymore because it’s easier to interact with them on our devices.’

Researcher Vicky Rideout on survey results showing that while 55 percent of teens say they use their phones when they’re with friends, 44 percent say they get frustrated with friends using phones when they’re around them.