"If he needs a million acres to make him feel rich, seems to me he needs it 'cause he feels awful poor inside hisself, and if he's poor in hisself, there ain't no million acres gonna make him feel rich, an' maybe he's disappointed that nothin' he can do 'll make him feel rich."

-- John Steinbeck

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“We promised new benefits to seniors like preventive screening and diabetes testing. We kept that promise.”
“Knowledge is our most powerful engine of production.”

Source : Alfred Marshall (2009). “Principles of Economics: Unabridged Eighth Edition”, p.115, Cosimo, Inc.
“Whether you are sixteen or over sixty, remember, understatement is the rule of a fine makeup artist.”
“Of course it was Mamma who both stopped my career and crystallized my determination to resume it.”
“It's amazing to see there aren't boundaries around gender. My menswear business has changed over the years as far as what men are daring to wear. And women, too. Men wanted to look tough, but now they realize you don't have to look like your granddad or dad. You can show a more feminine side.”
“I guess no one stays friends for more than thirty years without broken hearts along the way.”

Source : Kristin Hannah (2014). “The Kristin Hannah Collection: Volume 1: Firefly Lane, True Colors, Fly Away”, p.336, St. Martin's Griffin
“What is the mark of a Christian? That he be purified of all defilement of the flesh and of the spirit in the Blood of Christ, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God and the love of Christ, and that he have no blemish nor spot nor any such thing; that he be holy and blameless and so eat the Body of Christ and drink His Blood; for 'he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgement to himself.' What is the mark of those who eat the Bread and drink the Cup of Christ? That they keep in perpetual remembrance Him who died for us and rose again.”
“At Christmas A man is at his finest towards the finish of the year; He is almost what he should be when the Christmas season's here; Then he's thinking more of others than he's thought the months before, And the laughter of his children is a joy worth toiling for. He is less a selfish creature than at any other time; When the Christmas spirit rules him he comes close to the sublime.”

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