"Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things."

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Source : Russell Baker (1992). “Poor Russell's almanac”

Russell Baker

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“General [James] Mattis has said that the deal's in place. We can't unilaterally pull out of it without support from our allies because the sanctions wouldn't bite as deeply. And so he'll find other ways to push back against Iran in the various conflicts that Iran is fomenting around the [Iran] region.”
“I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game. It will take our people out-of-doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger physical stoicism. Tend to relieve us from being a nervous, dyspeptic set. Repair these losses, and be a blessing to us.”
“I don't think most people in the US realize how important WikiLeaks is and why Julian's case needs support.”
“To be honest with you, being Bruce isn't easy.”
“But do not give it to a lawyer's clerk to write, for they use a legal hand that Satan himself will not understand.”
“A human encounter with holiness is devastating. It refuses to allow us to be impressed with the things of the world weâ€™ve been chasing. It refuses to allow us to remain comfortable in our sin. It refuses to allow us to remain on the throne of our lives. And it leads us to a relationship with the only One who can perfectly love us, who can forgive all our sins, and who can make us into His likeness. Our encounter with His holiness is our devastation. And our devastation is our salvation.”
“An effective apology contains within it the answer to the question, "How am I to be held accountable?"”

Source : John Kador (2009). “Effective Apology: Mending Fences, Building Bridges, and Restoring Trust”, p.21, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
“I couldn't imagine, you know, God having a plan for my life. I thought I planned my life out.”

Source : Source: www.cbn.com

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