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“Even for the most excitable preacher, there was nothing inherently sinful about a waffle.”
Source : Simon Schama (1988). “The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age”, p.189, Univ of California Press
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“I do a lot of work with the Dyslexia Institute because, for people with dyslexia who do not have parental support, it is a huge disadvantage. I was fortunate because my Mum was a teacher and she taught me to work hard.”
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“If you begin with the assumption of freedom, the preoccupation is always how to keep freedom in check, how to bind; But if you begin with the assumption of bondage, the preoccupation is always how to set out the word that frees.”
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“always thinks of the other; ego thinks only of oneself. Love is always considerate; ego is absolutely inconsiderate. Ego has only one language and that is of self. Ego always uses the other; love is ready to be used, love is ready to serve.”
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“As devices multiply and usage changes (many users coming online today may never use a desktop machine), it becomes more and more important to ensure that people can access all of their stuff anywhere.”
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“Before me, even as behind, God is, and all is well.”
Source : John Greenleaf Whittier (1873). “The Complete Poetical Works of John Greenleaf Whittier”, p.372
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“I've always wanted to be thrown into the ocean when I die - to be rowed out to sea and thrown overboard into the Atlantic.”
Source : "The Enchanting Solo Flight of Singer Aoife O’Donovan". Interview with Jacob Blickenstaff, www.motherjones.com. March 19, 2016.
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“The library is the temple of learning.”