"The minorities have been confined to the city by a moat of bigotry."

-- Shirley Chisholm

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“Even with only two people on board, where maintenance is a large piece of our working day, we still have time to do scientific research. We have to be ready to support those Shuttle visits in a lot of different ways.”
“The price of our non-discipleshi p is high for those without Christ.”
“Life's not so bad after all. There are not only poison but also antidotes.”
“The kid was so handsome, he almost looked unreal.”
“I'm not a pacifist. I do believe that, unfortunately, war is necessary.”
“When you think of painting as painting it is rather absurd. The real world is before us - glorious sunlight and activity and fresh air, and high speed motor cars and television, all the animation - a world apart from a little square of canvas that you smear paint on.”
“Music is the most powerful form of communication in the world. It brings us all together. Even religion separates us, but a hit record unites us across religious beliefs, race, politics.”
“When we sit thoughtfully pondering in a quiet place and the Spirit speaks to us, there will come into our hearts and souls the things that are truly our greatest desires, those things that are more important in the long run than anything else. Away from the appeal of the world, that greatest desire usually relates to relationships with family and with the Lord. And when that priority is in place, then we begin to plan our lives with purpose. We begin to have goals that cause us to live with anticipation.”

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