"One of the disadvantages of wine is that it makes a man mistake words for thoughts."

-- Samuel Johnson

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“To take revenge halfheartedly is to court disaster; either condemn or crown your hatred.”
“A father's interest in having a child--perhaps his only child--may be unmatched by any other interest in his life. It is truly surprising that the state must assign a greater value to a mother's decision to cut off a potential human life by abortion than to a father's decision to let it mature into a live child.”
“The mind, as you age, Is an artist, it seems. Monet paints your memâ€™ries, Picasso your dreams.”
“People need to believe that they can participate fully in the decisions that affect their lives and have a stake in the societies in which they live”
“O Lord, we cannot go to the pool of Siloe to which you sent the blind man. But we have the chalice of Your Precious Blood, filled with life and light. The purer we are, the more we receive.”
“No system can long command the loyalties of men and women which does not expect of them certain measures of discipline, and particularly self-discipline. The cost in comfort may be great. The sacrifice may be real. But this very demanding reality is the substance of which comes character and strength and nobility. Permissiveness never produced greatness. Integrity, loyalty, and strength are virtues whose sinews are developed through the struggles that go on within as we practice self-discipline under the demands of divinely spoken truth.”
“On 'Morning Joe' I can say what I think, be my sometimes unorthodox self, have fun, yet be serious as well.”
“My energy comes from freedom and a rebellious spirit.”

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