"The most numerous objects of legislation belong to the States. Those of the National Legislature [are] but few."

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Source : Rufus King (1971). “The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King: 1755-1794”

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“All the arts we practice are apprenticeship. The big art is our life.”

Source : Mary Caroline Richards (2011). “Centering in Pottery, Poetry, and the Person”, p.41, Wesleyan University Press
“I think he takes a good shot, I take a good shot too, but taking too many shots is not good for any fighter. And it's not really a reputation you want.”
“People who know me would say they get a kick out of the fact that I'm always playing nice people, not that I'm not a nice person, but it's not a defining element.”

Source : "Elizabeth Reaser on Broadway, Breasts and Playing Opposite the Big Boys — Brave and True". Interview with Nancy Doyle Palmer, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 26, 2012.
“But I cheered myself up slightly with the rationalization that all new relationships - even the fictional ones - have obstacles to overcome in the beginning. I would not give up hope on this one. Not yet.”

Source : Lauren Weisberger (2006). “Everyone Worth Knowing”, p.156, Simon and Schuster
“There is no greater punishment than that of being abandoned to one's self.”
“I continue to dream and pray about a revival of holiness in our day that moves forth in mission and creates authentic community in which each person can be unleashed through the empowerment of the Spirit to fulfill God's creational intentions.”
“As I reread each book of the Bible, I fell in love all over again - not just with God's Word, but with God himself.”
“I'm not worrying about my mechanics-and that's a fun feeling. It's nice to be confident and not worry about where my hands and feet are.”

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