"Most people are far more concerned that they can control their own bodies than they are about petitioning Congress."

-- Jacob M. Appel

#People Quotes #Body Quotes #Congress Quotes

“The Bosnian Genocide was something that triggered my consciousness and led to an awakening politically for me.”

Source : Source: www.abc.net.au
“I don't harp on what I could change about the past, because I can't go back and change it. But definitely a lot of things I would change.”
“Jesus clearly viewed children as precious - and that if he loved kids enough to say that adults should be more like them, we should spend more time loving them too.”

Source : Todd Burpo (2011). “Heaven is for Real Deluxe Edition: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back”, p.107, Thomas Nelson Inc
“I can make the earth stop in its tracks. I made the blue cars go away. I can make myself invisible or small. I can become gigantic & reach the farthest things. I can change the course of nature. I can place myself anywhere in space or time. I can summon the dead. I can perceive events on other worlds, in my deepest inner mind, & in the minds of others. I can I am”
“Because your goal is a complete rough draft of a novel, and every rough draft, by being complete, is perfect.”
“We do have situations where people are being advised not to use their well water. That's a huge problem because you know they're farmers and they rely on that water for their cattle and their horses and their crops.”

Source : Source: www.abc.net.au
“I do a lot of inspirational talks for kids, to motivate them to change their lives and give them hope.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Democracy is like three oxen pulling a plough. The oxen are the independent powers, but you have to walk in the same direction; otherwise, you cannot plough and that is what was happening in Colombia. One ox was walking in one direction, the other in another direction, so the democracy was not working.”

Source : "Santos: 'Colombia can play a role . . . that coincides with the U.S. interest'". Interview with Juan Forero, www.washingtonpost.com. December 26, 2010.

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