"A revival almost always begins among the laity. The ecclesiastical leaders seldom welcome reformation. History repeats itself. The present leaders are too comfortably situated as a rule to desire innovation that might require sacrifice on their part. And God's fire only falls on sacrifice. An empty altar receives no fire!"

-- Frank Bartleman

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“My work cuts through racial, class, geographic, and ethnic separations to directly connect to the heart, mind, and emotion with people.”
“I don't tell many people my last name.”

Source : "Donatella & Allegra". Interview with Merle Ginsberg, www.harpersbazaar.com. February 28, 2007.
“Anything that is conceivable in the human mind is possible.”
“I come from a pretty working-class neighborhood in Chicago. Hard work was just expected of you. It wasn't some noble thing you did; it was a prerequisite. It's what a man did. You get up, you put on your boots, and you work hard. We've lost a lot of that, I'm afraid.”

Source : "Conquer Your Shortcomings". Interview with J. Rentilly, www.menshealth.com. December 15, 2011.
“I'm going to take the kids away over Christmas but I don't, I've written 14 musicals now, I don't want to rush into doing something just for the sake of doing it. I want to do it when I find a story.”
“Obviously defense is my strength, but I still need to improve on that. I need to improve on offense. Every part.”

Source : Source: uproxx.com
“No matter where we begin, if we pursue knowledge diligently and honestly, our quest will inevitably lead us from the things of the earth to the things of heaven.”

Source : Hugh Nibley, Don E. Norton, Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (1994). “Brother Brigham challenges the Saints”, Deseret Book Co
“Those people are seen, I assume, by Larry [Kramer] as writing partly about gay issues and problems, whether it's on the surface or not, and I am not. But another thing is when we met, there still wasn't exactly a gay/straight divide in the minds of a lot of straight people. There weren't any gay people, as far as we knew, at Yale.”

Source : Source: fourtwonine.com

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