"Morality, taken as apart from religion, is but another name for decency in sin. It is just that negative species of virtue which consists in not doing what is scandalously depraved and wicked. But there is no heart of holy principle in it, any more than there is in the grosser sin."

-- Horace Bushnell

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“A true revolution of values will soon look uneasily on the glaring contrast of poverty and wealth.”
“You shouldnâ€™t blindly accept a leaderâ€™s advice. Youâ€™ve got to question leaders on occasion.”
“Human life occurs only once, and the reason we cannot determine which of our decisions are good and which bad is that in a given situation we can make only one decision; we are not granted a second, third, or fourth life in which to compare various decisions.”
“Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you.”

Source : Mary Lou Retton (2000). “Mary Lou Retton's Gateways to Happiness: 7 Ways to a More Peaceful, More Prosperous, More Satisfying Life”, Broadway
“My brother is a tax guy, and the way I look at it, it's like he's spending his life saving money for rich people. So I think making strangers laugh, at least having a creative component to your profession, is more manageable for me. I can live with that a lot easier.”
“I don't approve of open fires. You can't think, or talk or even make love in front of a fireplace. All you can do is stare at it.”
“The only limitations that I can have are the ones that I set on myself.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The world is full of fictional characters looking for their stories”

Source : Diane Arbus (2003). “Diane Arbus: revelations”, Random House (NY)

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