"No one ever expects poetry to sell."

-- Alan Lightman

“Like the British Constitution, she owes her success in practice to her inconsistencies in principle.”

Source : 1945 English Cricket.
“Teach the children so it will not be necessary to teach the adults.”
“I am a believer that color affects people's moods.”
“Simply put, if you want Bible results, you have to live by Bible principles.”

Source : FaceBook post by Brian Houston from Jul 25, 2013
“I think to a certain extent, Clinton may have expected as the senior president that Obama would've reached out to him and asked for his council; he's done that very little. So, I think the relationship has not been good over the years.”
“The reason I wanted to be an actor is that I don't want to play me for the rest of my life and make money out of that.”
“We will submit legislation to the United States Senate which will...authorize the Congress to undertake judicial review of those signing statements with the view to having the president's acts declared unconstitutional.”
“When Paul was taken in chains from his filthy Roman dungeon and beheaded at the order of the opulent madman Nero, two representatives of humanity faced off, one of the best and one of the worst. One lived for prosperity on earth, the other didnâ€™t. One now lives in prosperity in heaven, the other doesnâ€™t. We remember both men for what they truly were, which is why we name our sons Paul and our dogs Nero.”

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