"Principles are what people have instead of God."

-- Alexander Schmemann

#People Quotes #Principles Quotes

“After 9/11, we had to look at the world differently. After 9/11, we had to recognize that when we saw a threat, we must take it seriously before it comes to hurt us. In the old days we'd see a threat, and we could deal with it if we felt like it or not. But 9/11 changed it all.”
“As I grow old I hate the writing of letters more and more, and like getting them better and better.”
“The inclination to believe in the fantastic may strike some as a failure in logic, or gullibility, but itâ€™s really a gift. A world that might have Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster is clearly superior to one that definitely does not.”

Source : Caldecott Medal acceptance speech for The Polar Express, polarexpress.com. 1986.
“In order to fly, you have to give up the ground you are standing on.”
“Adam was a super being when God created him...he had dominion over the fowls of the air which means he used to fly...well of course how could you have dominion over the birds and not be able to do what they do. Adam flew into space, with one thought he would be on the moon.”
“There is interest in a crime-based reality show. With my novels, we are now editing the second book in a series about a defense lawyer whose name is Samantha Brinkman. And I am reviewing speaking engagement opportunities.”
“However I dress it up, I was a spy and I am not proud of it.”

Source : Christine Keeler, Douglas Thompson (2012). “Secrets and Lies: Now Profumo is Dead, I Can Finally Reveal the Truth About the Most Shocking Scandal in British Politic”, p.18, John Blake Publishing
“I have always made commercial music. The people who vote for the Grammy nominees are mostly in their 40s and have other jobs or are musicians themselves. They like music that they can relate to - they like commercial music.”

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