"It used to irritate a friend of mine that when he went to confession he never got the chance to tell the priest the good things he had done."

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Source : Monica Furlong (1982). “Christian Uncertainties”

Monica Furlong

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“A wise man once said, 'Every one of us is given the gift of life, and what a strange gift it is. If it is preserved jealously and selfishly, it impoverishes and saddens. But if it is spent for others, it enriches and beautifies.' My fellow Americans: We can debate policies and programs, but in the end what separates the two parties in this election campaign is whether we use the gift of life for others or only ourselves.”

Source : Vice Presidential Nomination Acceptance Address, delivered 19 July 1984 at the Democratic National Convention, San Francisco
“Sometimes,â€ Sam says, â€œI canâ€™t tell when youâ€™re lying.â€ â€œI never lie,â€ I lie.”
“I doubt most people could survive being defined by the least advisable sexual encounter they've engaged in.”
“The wolf exerts a powerful influence on the human imagination. It takes your stare and turns it back on you”
“Despite two decisions, in 2008 and 2010, by the U.S. Supreme Court unequivocally affirming that the Second Amendment to the Constitution guarantees an individual right to keep and bear arms against infringement by the government, state legislatures continue to do just that - enact laws that significantly infringe this fundamental human right.”
“Experience has taught that politics is a game played by conmen and hypocrites.”

Source : Michela Wrong (2000). “In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo”, Fourth Estate
“Those who keep learning, will keep rising in life”
“The great thing about bushcraft is that wherever you go, the skills go with you.”

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