"Mothers know the difference between a broth and a consommÃ©. And the difference between damask and chintz. And the difference between vinyl and Naugahyde. And the difference between a house and a home. And the difference between a romantic and a stalker. And the difference between a rock and a hard place."

-- Patricia Marx

#Mother Quotes #Home Quotes #Rocks Quotes

“Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered.”
“There is nothing anyone could ever say to convince me that one person cannot change a nation. One person can do unbelievable things. All it takes is that one person who's willing to risk everything to make it happen.”

Source : Sam Childers (2009). “Another Man's War: The True Story of One Man's Battle to Save Children in the Sudan”, p.11, Thomas Nelson Inc
“The Lewis and Clark tale has all the all the elements that one would want to put into a movie. It has the, continual threat for life; it's got the thread of Indians; it's got disease. It has daily risk where these men may go under the water. It's got the fight with the elements. It's got the el the role of the unknown continually threatening them.”
“I'm not even an atheist so much as I am an antitheist; I not only maintain that all religions are versions of the same untruth, but I hold that the influence of churches, and the effect of religious belief, is positively harmful.”
“It's great to do small plays in the theatre and then go off with Blur and play in front of thousands of people.”
“In the US, there is basically one party - the business party. It has two factions, called Democrats and Republicans, which are somewhat different but carry out variations on the same policies. By and large, I am opposed to those policies. As is most of the population.”
“The impression that you are a demigod worried me. I wanted to be like an ordinary human being with virtues and vices.”
“Rank does not intimidate hardware. Neither does the lack of rank.”

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