"If grace belongs to God, there are those who say that luck belongs to the Devil and that he looks after his own."

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Source : Sarah Dunant (2006). “In the Company of the Courtesan: A Novel”, p.16, Random House

#Grace Quotes #Luck Quotes #Devil Quotes

“The presumed causes of Americas troubles can be summed up simply: the evils of unlimited competition, and abuses by those with economic power.”

Source : Charles A. Reich (1970). “The Greening of America”
“Your past is just a story. And once you realize this it has no power over you.”
“The mind unlearned in reverence, says Bonaventure (1221-1274), is in danger of becoming so captivated by the spectacle of beings as to be altogether forgetful of being in itself; and our mechanistic approach to the world is nothing but ontological obliviousness translated into a living tradition.”
“Any old woman can love God better than a doctor of theology can.”
“I had the good fortune to direct my first professional production with one of my Dad's masterpieces, The Man Who Came To Dinner. What it taught me was how beautifully the Kaufman and Hart plays are constructed: with economy, and wit, and warmth, and a sensibility, and heart/Hart that appeals to every stripe of theatregoers. It was a gift that can't be underestimated.”

Source : Source: blog.roundabouttheatre.org
“Decades later I would look into my father's eyes and try to reach past the murkiness of Alzheimer's with my words, my apology, hoping that in his heart he heard me and understood.”
“I don't believe love goes away just because you're buried in a casket.”
“Would we prefer to be lifting it? Of course we would. You can't look back, we have to look forward and say what are we going to do get it back next year.”

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