"It is accepted as an axiom by all Americans that the civil power ought to be not only neutral and impartial as between different forms of faith, but ought to leave these matters entirely on one side, regarding them no more than it regards the artistic or literary pursuits of the citizens."

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Source : James Bryce “The American Commonwealth: Vol. 4: Illustrations and Reflections & Social Institutions”, Jazzybee Verlag

James Bryce

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“I guess my feeling is that if youâ€™re going to make a joke, thatâ€™s fine, but you should also sort of stand behind it, you know? A joke should be more than a joke, it should be a point that youâ€™re trying to make.”
“I think in most sports sometimes you need a little luck for the ball or calls to roll your way.”

Source : Source: www.ptmollie.com
“People who disagree on important issues don't agree on the facts.”
“[Goodman] became famous (or notorious) for staring at a player he didn't like. It was called 'the ray' by his men.”

Source : Teddy Wilson, Arie Ligthart, Humphrey van Loo (2001). “Teddy Wilson Talks Jazz: The Autobiography of Teddy Wilson”, p.52, A&C Black
“Since I've been pregnant, I've lost my taste for fast food. I used to be the biggest McDonald's junkie and now I don't like it anymore. I used to be the biggest fast-food connoisseur, and now I've really lost my taste for it.”
“I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a will of the kind that we experience in ourselves. Neither can I nor would I want to conceive of an individual that survives his physical death; let feeble souls, from fear or absurd egoism, cherish such thoughts. I am satisfied with the mystery of the eternity of life and with the awareness and a glimpse of the marvelous structure of the existing world, together with the devoted striving to comprehend a portion, be it ever so tiny, of the Reason that manifests itself in nature.”
“Cold air rises from the ground as the sun goes down.Â The eye-burning clarity of the light intensifies. The southern rim of the sky glows to a deeper blue, to pale violet, to purple, then thins to grey.Â Slowly the wind falls, and the still air begins to freeze.Â The solid eastern ridge is black; it has a bloom on it like the dust on the skin of a grape.Â The west flares briefly.Â The long, cold amber of the afterglow casts clear black lunar shadows.Â There is an animal mystery in the light that sets upon the fields like a frozen muscle that will flex and wake at sunrise.”
“None of my teams win anything. They are an extension of my personality.”

Source : "Five Minutes With Jeremy Hotz". Interview with Rick Chand, deadspin.com. May 2, 2007.

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