"But maybe as I get older, I begin to see beauty where I least expected it before."

-- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

#Expected Quotes

“When you see something that's so excellent it can be intimidating to walk into it no matter how many people you know.”
“The lovely flowers embarrass me. They make me regret I am not a bee...”
“There is Peter Graf, Steffi's father, with his head on his chin.”
“It's not the possibility of Stalinism in the U.S. that's worrying me, it's the fact that the Stalinist C.P. seems doomed to fail and to bring down with it all the humanitarian tendencies I personally believe in--all the while acting as a mould on which its obverse the fascist mentality is made--and this recent massacre is certainly a sign of Stalinism's weakness not of its strength. None of that has anything to do with Marx's work--but it certainly does influence one's attitude towards a given political party.”
“Prayers born out of murmuring are always dangerous. When, therefore, we are in a discontented mood, let'us take care what we cry for, lest God give it to us, and thereby punish us.”

Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers". P. 465. Book by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, 1895.
“Government alone cannot solve the problems we deal with in our correctional facilities, treatment centers, homeless shelters and crisis centers - we need our faith-based and community partners.”
“A custom-tailored suit retains a certain dignity about it.”
“Power, that's one thing, but love of family and of siblings is more important, is more powerful than any other power - at least earthly power, at least earthly power.”

Source : "Democrat – MI Rep. Sandy Levin". "Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. April 5, 2010.

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