"Words were dangerous when loosed. They were more powerful than cannon and more unpredictable than storms. They could turn menâ€™s heads inside out and warp their destinies. They could pick up kingdoms and shake them until they rattled."

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Source : Frances Hardinge (2011). “Fly By Night”, p.433, Pan Macmillan

Frances Hardinge

#Powerful Quotes #Destiny Quotes #Men Quotes

“The whole of Christianity is comprised in three things--to believe, to love, and to obey Jesus. These are things, however, which we must be learning all our life.”

Source : Christian Scriver (1857). “Gotthold's Emblems: or Invisible things understood by things that are made. Tr. by R. Menzies”, p.46
“Fortunately, God made all varieties of people with a wide variety of interests and abilities. He has called people of every race and color who have been hurt by life in every manner imaginable. Even the scars of past abuse and injury can be the means of bringing healing to another. What wonderful opportunities to make disciples!”
“A computer shall not waste your time or require you to do more work than is strictly necessary.”

Source : Jef Raskin (2000). “The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems”, p.6, Addison-Wesley Professional
“I try not to play two days in succession. I usually try to space it so I have a day in between.”
“If you're a good improviser, you improvise well enough that people think that you're doing a sketch.”
“Both my nine- and seven-year-olds have a stockbroker already.”
“Careful poetry and careful people live only long enough to die safely.”
“I do believe that our modern English usage has become way too clipped and austere. I have been reading excerpts from the journals of 18th-century seafarers lately, and even the lowliest press-ganged deck-swabber turns a finer phrase than I do most days.”

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