"I know my grandfather drank occasionally socially, what we call "taking a sip." And my father never touched the bottle. He condemned my grandfather for doing that, and his punishment to his father was when my grandfather came to visit him from Georgia, he would not allow my grandfather to preach in his church.Even though my classmates very often drank alcohol in my presence and they would try and get me to join in, I felt, no, I didn't need that."

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Source : Source: www.aaa.si.edu

David C. Driskell

#Father Quotes #Punishment Quotes #Alcohol Quotes

“The constant need to move on, and to document progress, in normal schools means that education tends to be cut up into bite sized task.”

Source : Guy Claxton (2001). “Wise Up”, p.282, A&C Black
“I first wanted to be an actress after seeing a play - not a movie.”
“Mercy to animals means mercy to mankind.”
“Music is so visual now.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Worship is accomplished with the life as well as with the words and attitudes of people. Changed and transformed lives testify to the character and supernatural power of the God of heaven. Closeness to Him produces changes in character and holiness.”
“I sit at my window and the words fly past me like birds â€” with God's help I catch some.”
“Why the Christian life is so difficult to many is because they have a divided heart. They are double-minded, which makes them unstable in all their ways.”
“I think the record industry, by and large what's left of it, is still totally homophobic. I think it's much less so in the film industry now, but the record industry, it's always been a man's world.”

Source : "'It's My Party' singer Lesley Gore dead at 68" by Shaun Tandon, www.businessinsider.com. February 17, 2015.

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