"Because Washington state now votes by mail, elections here tend to play out, at an agonizingly slow speed, over many days and, sometimes, weeks."

-- Jonathan Raban

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“The leader is the bell ringer, the trumpet blower, the drum beater, the vibration maker, and the vision casterâ€¦ A great leader imparts the burden, inspires commitment, and sets the pace for achievement of Godâ€™s purpose.”

Source : Phil Pringle (2010). “You The Leader”, p.28, Whitaker House
“Nature proceeds by blunders; that is its way. It is also ours. So if we have blundered by regarding consciousness as a blunder, why make a fuss over it? Our self-removal from this planet would still be a magnificent move, a feat so luminous it would bedim the sun. What do we have to lose? No evil would attend our departure from this world, and the many evils we have known would go extinct along with us. So why put off what would be the most laudable masterstroke of our existence, and the only one?”

Source : "The Conspiracy Against the Human Race: A Contrivance of Horror". Book by Thomas Ligotti, 2010.
“Magazines that depend on photography, and design, and long reads, and quality stuff, are going to do just fine despite the Internet and cable news.”

Source : "Jann Wenner: Magazines' Rush To Ipad Is 'Sheer Insanity And Insecurity And Fear'". Interview with Nat Ives, adage.com. May 30, 2011.
“I owe everything to the gift of Pentecost. For fifty days the facts of the Gospel were complete, but no conversions were recorded. Pentecost registered three thousand souls. It is by fire that a holy passion is kindled in the soul whereby we live the life of God. The soul's safety is in its heat. Truth without enthusiasm, morality without emotion, ritual without soul, make for a Church without power.”
“Pride is concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is right.”
“I was three-quarters down the list of guys I would be facing in my first game when I realized I was looking at our own roster.”
“Mission control, We have a UFO pacing our position, request instructions!”
“Just because you can thrill a toddler by chewing with your mouth open doesnâ€™t mean you should.”

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