"I have also written some poems which have not been collected in a volume."

-- Grazia Deledda

“Granted the endless variations of moral customs, still the essential standards persist. As in a scientific laboratory, all else may change but the standards are unalterable- disinterested love of truth, fidelity to facts, accuracy in measurement, exactness of verification-so, in life as a whole, the towering ethical criteria remain unshaken. Falsehood is never better than truth, theft better than than honesty, treachery better than loyalty, cowardice better than courage.”
“We resent being faced with facts we'd prefer to ignore as much as being wrongly accused of doing something we haven't.”
“pay attention to what I eat and to how I balance that with physical and mental exercise. The same way I want to spend time filling my mind with the best information I can acquire from the best sources I can obtain, I also want to consume nourishment from the best sources for my body.”

Source : "Origin Series: Empire Actor Adam Rodriguez". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“Whatever creature comes to you, human or otherwise, treat it with consideration.”
“Don't ever hesitate to take to [God] whatever is on your heart. He already knows it anyway, but He doesn't want you to bear its pain or celebrate its joy alone.”
“The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.”

Source : Second Inaugural Address, 20 Jan. 1937
“People read with their ears, whether they know it or not,”
“We won't get any growth in Greece by just imposing cuts. What I would prefer is a special economic zone for Greece.”

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