"I can plod. I can persevere in any definite pursuit. To this I owe everything."

-- William Carey

#Persevere Quotes #Christianity Quotes #Pursuit Quotes

“I'm in awe of the universe, but I don't necessarily believe there's an intelligence or agent behind it. I do have a passion for the visual in religious rituals, though, even though they may be completely empty and bereft of substance. The incense is powerful and provocative, whether Buddhist or Catholic.”

Source : "Interview with Congressman-Elect Tim Scott". Interview with John King, www.realclearpolitics.com. November 5, 2010.
“This is the essence of intuitive heuristics: when faced with a difficult question, we often answer an easier one instead, usually without noticing the substitution.”
“You hear the best stories from ordinary people. That sense of immediacy is more real to me than a lot of writerly, literary-type crafted stories. I want that immediacy when I read a novel.”
“My family has been amazing, and they understand how blessed I am. They've been able to keep my sense of humor.”

Source : "Chat transcript: Model lives with chronic disease". Live chat, www.cnn.com. May 27, 1999.
“The conservative argument is that the economy is like the weather, that it just operates automatically.”
“A couple must agree on the following topics: 1) Do they want kids? 2) Do they want a dog? 3) Do they want sex? 4) Do they want sleep? (If they answer yes to 3 and 4, then they must answer no to 1.) And finally, 5) Who mixes the cocktails before they both don the sexy rubber gloves and clean the toilet?”
“And then, when there is nothing else between us but love, we can begin to find a way to truly be together.”
“One failed experiment is one step closer to Success”

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