"Upon this theology he rarely pondered. The kernel of his practical religion was that it was respectable, and beneficial to one's business, to be seen going to services; that the church kept the Worst Elements from being still worse; and that the pastor's sermons, however dull they might seem at the time of taking, yet had a voodooistic power which 'did a fellow good-- kept him in touch with Higher Things."

-- Sinclair Lewis

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“Unity of man has always been impossible in a world of fear and discontent where every man fears every other man as an enemy.”
“If you look at little kids and wild animals, these are two groups of things that whenever I'm with them forces me to be in the moment.”

Source : "Is this it?". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. April 17, 2009.
“The guy who finally pulled the trigger on Osama bin Laden is not patting himself on the back. He's giving as much credit to his teammates who got him to that position.”
“The most powerful State in the world, which up to now was relatively protected from terrorist violence, is no longer an inviolable sanctuary.”
“If you're happy, if you're feeling good, then nothing else matters.”
“I have this belief that children become readers before they can read. They become hooked on books because they were read aloud to as a child.”
“It's always been very clear to me that I was going to be a mother and that my purpose in life was to give life.”
“To Paradise, the Arabs say, Satan could never find the way Until the peacock led him in.”

Source : Charles Godfrey Leland (1872). “The Music-lesson of Confucius, and Other Poems”, p.69

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