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“God hath long contended with a stubborn world, and thrown down many a blessing upon them; and when all his other gifts could not prevail, He at last made a gift of Himself.”
Source : Henry Scougal (2013). “The Life of God in the Soul of Man”, p.42, Simon and Schuster
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“Take it all in all, I do not believe anybody on earth has a worse time than an Emperor penguin.”
Source : Apsley Cherry-Garrard (2016). “The Worst Journey in the World: Antarctic 1910-1913”, p.5, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
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“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.”
Source : "Peace Behind Bars: A Peacemaking Priest's Journey from Jail". Book by Father John Dear, 1995.
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“Life is simple, it's either cherry red or midnight blue.”
Source : Song: Midnight Blue, Album: Ready or Not
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“When Robert Bly visited Interlochen Center for the Arts so many years ago, he spoke to the creative writing majors and said, "The eye reports to the brain, but the ear reports to the heart." Perhaps this is the thing that musicians can do that writers can't ever, quite, but it is what I aspire to, that sense/power of the auditory, and the belief that to hear more clearly is to see more clearly, and that to see more clearly is to feel more deeply.”
Source : Source: therumpus.net
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“And so it can be very much in the interest of bank A to sell-short bank B shares, or buy CDSes on bank B, because they have exposure to bank B. It's the responsible thing to do as a fiduciary, and yet if everyone does it at the same time, it's destabilizing because everyone is selling.”
Source : "Q&A With Jim Chanos Part I: 'Greece Is A Prelude'". Interview with Vince Veneziani, www.businessinsider.com. April 13, 2010. 
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“I think it's wonderful and important for there to be so much choice for customers. Wouldn't it be such a bore if we all created, liked and wore the same thing?”
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“What is good for our customers is also in the long run good for us.”
