"The more I reflect on the graces I have received, the more they astonish me and make me tremble."

--

Rose Philippine Duchesne

“The probable is what usually happens.”
“I have a wig for when I go outside among the regular folks, so they don't feel uncomfortable because I have a Day-Glo color somewhere in my hair.”
“The life insurance policies advertised on the radio with the line "You cannot be turned down for this coverage!" are actually saying, " For policies this small, it would cost us more to decide whom to turn down than simply to accept everybody-and make them pay through the nose.”
“It's often said that the Democrats fight 'for the little guy.' That's true: liberals fight to make sure the little guy stays little! Think about it. What if all the little guys were to prosper and become big guys? Then what? Who would liberals pretend to fight for? If the bamboozlers fight for anything, it's to ensure that the little guy stays angry at those nasty conservatives who are holding him down.”
“The higher oneÂ’s level of helpfulness to others, the greater wellbeing one will experience.”
“Nothing happens just because we are aware of modern day slavery, but nothing will ever happen until we are.”
“Astronomy taught us our insignificance in Nature.”
“You ever want to see real witchcraft, you watch people protecting their comfort, their beliefs.”

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