"The organized charity, scrimped and iced, In the name of a cautious, statistical Christ."

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Source : In Bohemia In Bohemia

John Boyle O'Reilly

#Names Quotes #Charity Quotes #Statistics Quotes

“I conclude where I began, I was elected by the people of Australia to do a job. I was not elected by the factional leaders of Australia, of the Australian Labor Party to do a job - though they may be seeking to do a job on me, that's a separate matter. The challenge therefore is to honour the mandate given to me by the Australian people.”
“If you want to improve your life and the lives of those around you, you must take action.”
“Our greatest strength comes not from what we possess, but from what we believe; not from what we have, but from who we are.”

Source : Acceptance speech delivered to the Democratic Party's national convention, www.cnn.com. July 21, 1996.
“Gauss replied, when asked how soon he expected to reach certain mathematical conclusions, that he had them long ago, all he was worrying about was how to reach them!”
“Know that no one is capable of making you upset without your consent.”
“And they all lived happily ever after (barring death, divorce, arrest for tax fraud, that incident with the pool boy...)”
“On the outside one is a star. But in reality, one is completely alone, doubting everything. To experience this loneliness of soul is the hardest thing in the world.”
“When something you make doesn't work, it didn't work, not you. You, you work. You keep trying.”

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