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Ripe Quotes

If the time is not ripe, we have to ripen the time.

"Dorothy Height, civil rights activist, dies at 98", www.foxnews.com. April 20, 2010.

I thought to myself, "Join the army!" It's free. So I figured while I'm here I'll lose a few pounds.

"Fictional character: Dewey Oxburger (Ox)". "Stripes", www.imdb.com. June 26, 1981.

Question everything. Every stripe, every star, every word spoken. Everything.

Ernest J. Gaines (2012). “Bloodline: Five Stories”, p.95, Vintage

I am trying to break free from my stripes addiction, but the pull is strong! I need help buying non-stripes.

"Do You Sometimes Mispronounce Designer Names? This TV Star Does and Totally Owns It". Interview with Fawnia Soo Hoo, www.glamour.com. April 29, 2014.

Fruits that blossom first will first be ripe.

William Shakespeare (1809). “The Plays of William Shakespeare”, p.297

Never hit anyone in anger, unless you're absolutely sure you can get away with it.

"Fictional character: Russell Ziskey". "Stripes", www.imdb.com. 1981.