"Winter's palette is clear and spare, restrictive enough to curb the excesses of even the most daring gardeners."

-- Rosemary Verey

#Winter Quotes #Excess Quotes #Enough Quotes

“All that tread, the globe are but a handful to the tribes, that slumber in its bosom.”
“If you don't plan to live the Christian life totally committed to knowing your God and to walking in obedience to Him, then don't begin; for this is what Christianity is all about. It is a change of citizenship, a change of governments, a change of allegience. If you have no intention of letting Christ rule your life, then forget Christianity; it's not for you.”

Source : Kay Arthur (2004). “God, How Can I Live?”, Harvest House Pub
“Soviet people are better off materially and richer spiritually.”

Source : "Our Friends Speak : Greetings to the 25th CPSU Congress", p. 268, 1976.
“My point of reference is life, in everything that I do.”
“A mental disease has swept the planet: banalization the state of affairs, arising out of a struggle against poverty, has overshot its ultimate goal-the liberation of man from material cares-and has become an obsessive image hanging over the present. Offered the choice of love or a garbage disposal, young people of all countries have chosen the garbage disposal.”
“Do not do what you cannot continue to deliver. For, remember, the world wants to see a continuity of delivery of set standards...!”
“The greater the amount of knowledge you accumulate, the bigger your island gets, but the greater the shoreline of the unknown becomes. In short, the more you know, the more you know you donâ€™t know.”

Source : "Jesus: A Theography". Book by Frank Viola, Leonard Sweet, October 9, 2012.
“I think functioning as a business manager can be a hindrance to having a real dialogue with the artist. I do think that artists need good lawyers and accountants, because they're dealing with serious money. But an artist who stands behind a manager? That's a little different. I think that can be a bad buffer.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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