"in proportion as my own discomfort has increased, my conviction of necessity to search into the wants of the friendless and afflicted has deepened. If I am cold, they too are cold; if I am weary, they are distressed; if I am alone, they are abandoned."

-- Dorothea Dix

#Compassion Quotes #Want Quotes #Cold Quotes

“I love just about every aspect of the filmmaking except acting. I would never be able to do that, but the rest I really enjoy.”
“Isherwood did not so much find himself in Berlin as reinvent himself; Isherwood became a fiction, a work of art.”

Source : 1986 Of Christopher Isherwood. In the New Republic, 4 Nov.
“The eternal God asks a favor of his bride: "Hold me close to your heart, close as locket or bracelet fits." No matter whether we walk or stand still, eat or drink, we should at all times wear the golden locket "Jesus" upon our heart.”
“We take refuge in pride, because we are afraid to tell the truth to ourselves.”

Source : Okakura Kakuzo (2012). “The Book of Tea: Classic Edition”, p.24, Tuttle Publishing
“The future is literally in our hands to mold as we like. But we cannot wait until tomorrow. Tomorrow is now.”
“An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There's a punishment for it, and it's usually crucifixion.”
“No one has ever had a fantasy about being tied to a bed and sexually ravished by someone dressed as a liberal”
“I am not ashamed to be a Christian, and I am glad to know that the President of the United States is a Christian, for without the help of the Almighty I do not think he could rightly judge in ruling so many people. I have advised all of my people who are not Christians, to study that religion, because it seems to me the best religion in enabling one to live right.”

Source : Geronimo (2010). “My Life: The Autobiography of Geronimo”, p.153, Fireship Press

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