"The person who does not seek the kingdom first does not seek it at all, regardless of how worthy the idolatry that he or she has substituted for it."

“When we ask God to move a mountain, God may give us a shovel.”

Source : Shane Claiborne, Tony Campolo (2012). “Red Letter Revolution: What If Jesus Really Meant What He Said?”, p.33, Thomas Nelson Inc

“The Expulsion from Paradise is eternal in its principal aspect: this makes it irrevocable, and our living in this world inevitable, but the eternal nature of the process has the effect that not only could we remain forever in Paradise, but that we are currently there, whether we know it or not.”

“But his kiss was so sweet, and so closely he pressed, that I languished and pined till I granted the rest.”

“I was really fascinated by the idea of how cunning and calculating Headless Horseman would be, and how much personality you can actually get from somebody when they're not expressing. They can do a lot of attitude, just within their body movements.”

“What happens is that, you know, on Mondays, at least in the Senate, you know, Monday night wed have what youd call a bed-check vote. Just to get, you know, the machinery of the Senate up and running so they can start the committee process; on Tuesday morning, things go. By Thursday, you know, jet fumes, the smell of jet fumes.”

Source : "After Leaving Senate, Snowe Is Still 'Fighting For Common Ground'". Interview with David Greene, www.npr.org. May 13, 2013.

“I have been long associated with British music. I have favoured it as my alternate music next to American.”

“The present, like a note in music, is nothing but as it appertains to what is past and what is to come.”

“The downside to celebrity is when you make it a 24 hour thing. I think celebrity is about turning it on and turning it off.”