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“The designer must think first and work later.”
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“A new generation of Christians is being called to help build a world in which God's gift of life is welcomed, respected and cherished-not rejected, feared as a threat and destroyed. A new age in which love is not greedy or self-seeking, but pure, faithful and genuinely free, open to others, respectful of their dignity, seeking their good, radiating joy and beauty - a new age in which hope liberates us from the shallowness, apathy and self-absorption that deaden our souls and poison our relationships.”
Source : Eucharistic Celebration On The Occasion Of The 23-rd World Youth Day, w2.vatican.va. July 20, 2008.
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“My family can always tell when I'm well into a novel because the meals get very crummy.”
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“When things start to get rough, you find comfort in your faith. Knowing that no matter what, you can dust yourself off and be okay.”
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“I know that the dream mind is irrational, but I like to think that if I hear something in a dream that's really good, then it's irrational... but it's not crazy.”
Source : "Ted Leo and Ben Arthur Discuss Carly Simon, Joyce Carl Oates, and the Touring Grind". Interview with Ben Arthur, logger.believermag.com. June 26, 2016.
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“I'm still an embryo with a long long way to go.”
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“Every man has enough power left to carry out that of which he is convinced.”
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“Do you think courage means being fearless? Or daring? Courage, real courage, is taking three steps when it terrifies you.”
Source : Catherine Anderson (2009). “Comanche Heart”, p.193, Penguin