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I have a good connection with people from America that come to my shows. It's more the American culture. I like the culture, so I ...
Caregiving often calls us to lean into love we didn't know possible.
In matters of the heart as well, a certain level of negativity and suspicion is universally recommended. You may try to project a thoroughly positive ...
My philosophy is such that I am not going to vote against the oppressed. I have been oppressed, and so I am always going to ...
Play may not have so high a place in the divine economy, but is has as legitimate a place as prayer.
Raymond Chandler I love a lot, and the Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard. I really love his voice.
Many people say I believe aliens built the pyramids. I don't. In fact I'm not a supporter of the 'ancient alien' hypothesis at all. I ...
They've given Harry the attributes of pistachio nuts and crack cocaine without the health risks (opening thousands of pistachio nuts can cause severe thumb-bruising, I ...
It's better for the listener to interpret their own meanings to the music.
I cannot locate any aestetic dignity in [Stephen] King's writing: his public could not sustain it, nor could he ... Art unfortunately is rarely the ...
There must be aplace in heaven for those who have been where I have been.
If you don't ask, you'll never know. Be an educated risk taker.
Abiding in Jesus means understanding that His acceptance of us is the same regardless of the amount of spiritual fruit we have produced.
He brings to the fierce struggle of politics the tepid enthusiasm of a lazy summer afternoon at a cricket match.
On my way to the parking lot, in quick succession, I saw students wearing t-shirts which read, "Save the whales. Collect the whole set," "Hard ...
I'm measuring my actions against that inner voice that for me at least is audible, is active, it tells me where I think I'm on ...
I wouldn't put it past God to arrange a virgin birth if He wanted, but I very much doubt if He would.
There is no act of love that is not an act of work or courage. No exceptions.
A bit of mist and light suffice for life to overpower nothingness. A bit of hope and time suffice for you to cross the mountain ...
I heard through the nightThe rush and the clamour;The pulse of the fightLike blows of Thor's hammer;The pattering flightOf the leaves, and the anguishedMoan of ...
There should be a word for the microscopic spark of hope that you dare not entertain in case the mere act of acknowledging it will ...
Anthropology is the most humanistic of the sciences and the most scientific of the humanities.
You will come across people who always affirm by everything you say, but at the hour of need, they simply disappear! Stay away from such ...
First time success is not the assurance for second time success.
I am severely distracted these days. It's hard to sit in front of the computer, uploading bad music for hours, when you have a wonderful ...
Kill the boy within you, I told him the day I took ship for the Wall. It takes a man to rule. An Aegon, not ...
Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice. Injuries are revenged; crimes are avenged.
I don't believe there's an afterlife - but I don't believe there's an end to life. Consciousness goes beyond the bounds of your body.
How would you be able to detect a fart over your natural odor, Sanza?" "For shame," said Galdo. "There's no Sanzas here, remember? I'm an ...
We, the atom and I, have been on friendly terms, until recently. I saw in it the key to the deepest secrets of Nature, and ...
It's sad to wander about the graveyard of my tired memory, where all hurts have been forgiven, where every sin has been more that atoned ...
Dear Friends all, A thousand Christmas pleasures and blessings to you good resolutions and bright hopes for the New Year! Amen. People who can't be ...
I just want to say that dreams do come true. Don't ever give up on your dreams. Sometimes it just takes a little bit longer ...
Oh, alright. You're no fun," he sighed. "My name is Razor." "What kind of a name is that?" "It's a nickname." "What kind of a ...
As if this was more than she could imagine, Amiee asked, "What about a stove with more than two burners and an oven that actually ...
It is easy for us to tarnish God's character because He never argues back; He never tries to defend or vindicate himself.
The anthropological criminologists tell us that the typical criminal is ugly: monstrum in fronte, monstrum in animo [monstrous in appearance, monstrous in spirit].
As soon as you lay down, that's when the most bizarre things start coming out of her mouth. 'Goodnight, baby.' 'Do you think we were ...
Sometimes, you don't realize what you have until you wake up and go 'Damn.'
I have not had any serious non-academic job.
There are miraculous relationships between beings and things; in this inexhaustible whole, from sun to aphid, no one looks down on anyone else; everyone needs ...
Kate collapsed onto a bench seat. "You were right" she said. "worst plan ever". "Told you". Said Agust, sinking onto his knees.
You have to have a good race plan. Our race plan this morning was to win the heat and get into the finals tonight. Tonight ...
It shouldn't be the asylum seekers wondering which country they want go to. It should be Europe telling them where to be, be it Lithuania, ...
Abortion and racism are evil twins, born of the same lie. Where racism now hides its face in public, abortion is accomplishing the goals of ...
These Filipinos will be your worst enemies if you commit the imprudence of attacking the Spaniards without the necessary preparation.
I figure if I have one false start every ten or 12 years that I've been running, I probably won't false start again during my ...
William McKinley Oswald was my high school football coach. He was a great coach and had a profound influence on my life. But I think ...
The way to be successful is through preparation. It doesn't just happen. You don't wake up one day and discover you're a lawyer any more ...
And yet my life seemed to be just one big mass of people. I would never ask some people in for tea to fill up ...
To close the eyes, and give a seemly comfort to the apparel of the dead, is poverty's holiest touch of nature.
They were untouched by modern education, but their government was striving with might and main to procure this inestimable benefit for them; anticlericalism and American ...
Everything that informs us of something useful that we didn't already know is a potential signal. If it matters and deserves a response, its potential ...
Anabolic steroids were not banned until after the 72 Olympics.
Is she special? (asks the gay waiter)" I thinks she's going to break my heart" On arrival of the girl" The flannel is fine honey,but ...
I am completing a book I began back in 2002 called 'Poems in the Manner of.' 'The Matador of Metaphor' is from this manuscript. It ...
May the Lord array thee in the garment of salvation and surround thee with the cloak of happiness.
This was a Golden Age, a time of high adventure, rich living and hard dying ... but nobody thought so. This was a future of ...
I heard 'More Than A Feeling' for the first time when somebody came running into my office in the engineering department and said, 'Your song's ...
The absolutist trumpets his plain vision; the relativist sees only someone who is unaware of his own spectacles.
Each time that we respond unmercifully, our malevolence reveals our lack of faith. If we believe that Jesus will set all things right in the ...
I'm not broken, I'm ruined. Do you understand the difference? With broken maybe you can fix things. Ruined? All you can do is wait to ...
From a place of protection to a sinister trap. I know at some point we'll be forced to reenter its depths, either to hunt or ...
Selfishness is a giant in destruction of relationships.
Perhaps the easiest way of making a town's acquaintance is to ascertain how the people in it work, how they love, and how they die.
Doing nothing would stress me out. So I am still pretty much active practicing judo with my friends, who are former judo athletes, to maintain ...
I went to law school at Alabama and I grew up a loyal Auburn fan. I'm one of the few that wrestles with those issues ...
You know, it's been proven that 35 to 40 hours a year with one-on-one attention, a student can get one grade level higher.
In a bull market, everyone becomes an expert! In a bear market, everyone becomes wise!
True deliverance of man is the deliverance from Avidya i.e. ignorance. It is not in destroying anything that is positive and real, for that cannot ...
When the archeologists find this place they'll destroy history. Mankind will attempt to bury this information but we will ensure there is a leak. Intel ...
I'm from where the real hustlers pile dough, the home of Rich Rich Porter, Azie, Alpo ...
I've always had this rule of thumb: If you have fun making it, then someone will have fun watching it.
He had on a funny T-shirt, as usual. Today's featured acartoon figure running from a giant T. rex, and it read EXERCISE: SOME MOTIVATIONREQUIRED.
They sounded really professional because they had two Vox AC 30 amplifiers. I also had an AC 30, so when you looked at it, three ...
Think assailable thoughts, or be lonely.
I should do something about the cigarettes; I quite accept that it's bad for your health, but you know a moderate tipple is positively beneficial ...
If (the antiproton) had not been discovered, the foundations of physics really would have crumbled.
The heads of leading American universities say that if they selected applicants based on grades alone, their student bodies would be 100 percent Asian.
One, two, three, four, turn your polesGive me a cup of sweet poitinMadness from the mountains crawlingWhen I first saw you, my own Aisling
Wine lovers know that putting some effort into understanding and appreciating wine pays big dividends. Skillful tasting unlocks wine's treasures. It adds an extra dimension ...
Sam gave Captain Suicide a droll stare. How did you die again? Oh wait, I know this. 'I can take 'em. I don't need to ...
Iman is to believe, even when an overpowering tide of evil surrounds you.
When poverty declines, the need for government declines, which is why expecting government to solve poverty is like expecting a tobacco company to mount an ...
The Arab-Israeli conflict is also in many ways a conflict about status: it's a war between two peoples who feel deeply humiliated by the other, ...
In Einstein's equation, time is a river. It speeds up, meanders, and slows down. The new wrinkle is that it can have whirlpools and fork ...
My television teaches me that everything was wonderful in the Soviet Union. According to the programs I watch, the KGB and apparatchiks were angels, and ...
My profession lent itself nicely to my vocation for heights. It freed me of any bitterness towards my fellow men, who were alwaysin my debt, ...
Alike and ever alike, we are on all continents in the need of love, food, clothing, work, speech, worship, sleep, games, dancing, fun. From tropics ...
If you are eagerly looking for salvation, and if you believe in God, you may ... become acquainted with the Christ of God, and, after ...
Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend his whole life ...
The Athanasian Creed is the most splendid ecclesiastical lyric ever poured forth by the genius of man.
Increasingly, companies use their power to influence and manipulate their users. Websites that profit from advertising spend a lot of effort making sure you spend ...
With agile retrospectives the team drives their own actions!
I'm very interested in music, but I was not born musical. I honestly do think some people have the knack. I can't play an instrument. ...
The Artesian Well never returns its flow, where may stream its arrogation of space?
Leo dropped into the pool and approched the cage. "Hola, Tia. Little bit of trouble?"She [Hera] crossed her arms and sighed in exasperation. "Don't inspect ...
Political liberty involves every citizen without exception in the examination and study of his most sacred interest. It aggrandizes the spirit, ennobles the mind, and ...
Parents can offer their help by suggesting and locating resources likely to be unfamiliar to children, such as people, books, andmaterials that can be useful.
Necessary, since every moment in our lives is marked by death, like a shadow from another realm, it appear to us like a vanishing point ...