"No one cared what St. Louis thought, although the city got a wink for pluck."

-- Erik Larson

#Cities Quotes #No One Cares Quotes #Pluck Quotes

“When it comes to the issue of background checks, letâ€™s be honest â€“ background checks will never be 'universal' â€“ because criminals will never submit to them,”

Source : "NRA: More Gun Control Not A Serious Proposal" by Christina Wilkie, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 29, 2013.
“He made me mess the song up when I looked at him... We can show the kids the tape and say, "Look, that's when we first laid eyes on each other.”

Source : "Whatever happened to Edie Brickell?". CNN, January 7, 2004.
“It is a curious thing in human experience, but to live through a period of stress and sorrow with another person, creates a bond which nothing seems able to break.”
“My hates have always occupied my mind much more actively and have given greater spiritual satisfactions than my friendships.”
“The one thing for which we are all being disciplined is to know that God is real. As soon as God becomes real, other people become shadows. Nothing that other saints do or say can ever perturb the one who is built on God.”
“Man must understand his universe in order to understand his destiny.”
“It often happens that, if a lie be believed only for an hour, it has done its work, and there is no further occasion for it.”
“How apostles are received is a key measuring stick as to how the Lord will release blessings or judgments on a territory. Apostles also have authority over the demonic rulers of a region. They have the ability to demonstrate supernatural power that draws a whole region to our life-giving God.”

Source : "The Future War of the Church: How We Can Defeat Lawlessness and Bring God's Order to Earth". Book by Chuck D. Pierce, Rebecca Wagner Sytsema, 2001.

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