"Poetry is much more important than the truth, and, if you don't believe that, try using the two methods to get laid."

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Source : Mark Forsyth (2011). “The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language”, p.203, Icon Books Ltd

Mark Forsyth

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“There are a lot of polls that show that actually Americans have a pretty high opinion of teachers, that Americans think teachers are just about as prestigious as doctors. And yet there's this political conversation - this reform conversation - that paints a very negative picture of the effectiveness of the teaching population. So there's definitely a tension between the way teaching is talked about and understood at the political level and how everyday average Americans think about teachers.”
“Suddenly, as though in a dream, this apparition, this double apparition, approached me. The two most beautiful people in the world were floating toward me, smiling. It was as if they were angelic visitors. I thought to myself, 'If there is anything I can do to keep them as beautiful as they are, I will do it.'”
“The next time the devil tempts you to think that you are not worthy to approach God, here is what I advise: Agree. Say, â€œYou are right. I am not worthy to approach God. I never was worthy to approach God. I never will be worthy to approach God. My access to Godâ€™s presence is not based on my worthiness, it is based on what Christ did for me on the cross.”
“I have a very rich and wonderful personal life, and at its core are my sons.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The conservative revival cannot be dismissed.”
“Getting to a higher spiritual level is like increasing your credit score. You get a lot more points for sinning and repenting than if you have no credit history at all.”
“The salat can be made up for, but there is no making up for false show or outward worship without presence.”
“Whenever I write, I'm always thinking of the reader.”

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