"Remove from the history of the past all those actions which have either sprung directly from the religious nature of man, or been modified by it, and you have the history of another world and of another race."

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Source : Mark Hopkins (1863). “Evidences of Christianity: Lectures Before the Lowell Institute, January 1844”, p.47

Mark Hopkins

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“It is proportion that beautifies everything, the whole universe consists of it, and music is measured by it.”
“Moyo, a Zambia-born economist, asserts that aid is not only ineffective-it's harmful. Her argument packs a strong punch because she was born and raised in Africa. Moyo believes aid money promotes the corruption of governments and the dependence of citizens, and advocates that an investment approach will do more to help reduce poverty than aid ever could.”
“Just stay close to us. If we get in trouble, we'll kill everything.”
“I'm not sure running the press has changed how I write (though perhaps it has in ways I can't see), but it has certainly changed my relationship to how books get made.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Indians still consider the whites a brutal people who treat their children like enemies - playthings, too, coddling them like pampered pets or fragile toys, but underneath always like enemies, enemies that must be restrained, bribed, spied upon, and punished. They believe that children so treated will grow up as dependent and immature as pets and toys, and as angry and dangerous as enemies within the family circle, to be appeased and fought.”

Source : Mari Sandoz (1959). “Hostiles and Friendlies: Selected Short Writings of Mari Sandoz”, p.32, U of Nebraska Press
“What a debut for the young goalkeeper, as a striker.”
“I just want to make people laugh, and I want to do that the best way possible.”

Source : "Exclusive: Michaela Watkins 'Shocked' by 'SNL' Firing". Interview with Michael Ausiello, ew.com. September 04, 2009.
“God helps everyone with what is his own.”

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