"Dad and mom would have preferred that I be a doctor, a lawyer, a scientist, or a great humanitarian."

-- Levon Helm

#Mom Quotes #Dad Quotes #Doctors Quotes

“The end of a melody is not its goal: but nonetheless, had the melody not reached its end it would not have reached its goal either. A parable.”
“Light and color are closely linked. The colors can make a crucial change in nature, if you switch from daylight to artificial light or just from strong to weak illumination. In addition, color perception is affected by the material structure. Even if a piece of textile can have the same color as a shiny enamel plate, then they will act completely different.”
“Prayer is the human response to the perpetual outpouring of love by which God lays siege to every soul.”
“Of all the pulpits from which human voice is ever sent forth, there is none from which it reaches so far as from the grave.”
“A woman with fair opportunities, and without an absolute hump, may marry WHOM SHE LIKES.”
“I feel like you have to tell people who you are, but you don't have to be disrespectful about it. But you also don't have to be a shrinking violet.”
“A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.”

Source : Washington Irving (2015). “Old Christmas: From the Sketch Book of Washington Irving”, p.39, Simon and Schuster
“To the ACLU, the First Amendment speaks more directly to freedom from religion than it does to freedom of religion.”

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