"I gave up on ever trying to get 'my way.' I barely knew it existed."

-- Roz Chast

#Trying Quotes #Way Quotes #Gave Up Quotes

“Therefore 'Christ hath tasted death for every man:' not only for all kinds of men, as some vainly talk, but for every one, of all kinds; the benefit of whose offering is not only extended to such, who have the distinct outward knowledge of his death and sufferings, as the same is declared in the scriptures, but even unto those who are necessarily excluded from the benefit of this knowledge by some inevitable accident.”

Source : Robert Barclay (1850). “An Apology for the Christian Divinity: As the Sameis Held Forth and Preached by the People Called, in Scorm Quakers, Being a Full Explanation and Vindication of Their Principles and Doctrines”, p.13
“To a traveler paying his first visit, [San Francisco] has the interest of a new planet.Â It ignores the meteorological laws which govern the rest of the world.”

Source : Fitz Hugh Ludlow (1870). “The Heart of the Continent: A Record of Travel Across the Plains and in Oregon, with an Examination of the Mormon Principle”, p.409, New York : Hurd and Houghton ; Cambridge : Riverside Press
“It doesn't matter if it's a Republican or a Democrat. If you do the right policies, you get economic growth.”
“Diversity is, by definition, discrimination. It leads to things like quotas and racial profiling.”
“Sport is an essential element of education.”
“For me, fantasy has always been a means of exploring reality: it explores the fact that your internal life, your dreams and the weird images and the things that come to you are things that are actually important tools for dealing with real issues.”

Source : "Tim Burton Q&A for Alice in Wonderland". Interview with Marc Lee, www.telegraph.co.uk. March 4, 2010.
“Youâ€™d best ask the lady boffin, sir,â€ Newkirk said. â€œMidshipmen arenâ€™t allowed to have opinions.”
“I bathe in basslines, rinse in riffs, dry in drums”

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