"To imagine that God wants prayers and hymns of praise is to make him out to a sort of oriental potentate; while praying for favours is an attempt to get him to change his allegedly all-wise mind."

-- Barbara Smoker

#Wise Quotes #Prayer Quotes #Hymns Quotes

“There is a blessed necessity by which the interest of men is always driving them to the right; and, again, making all crime mean and ugly.”
“When I finished high school, I wanted to take all my graduation money and buy myself a motorcycle. But my mom said no. See, she had a brother who died in a horrible motorcycle accident when he was 18. And I could just have his motorcycle.”
“I was really happy with Mike [Green]. Not only was he contributing offensively, but he was really making good plays, good decisions. Defensively, he was really strong. For a debut, I didnâ€™t know how he would be just coming off a little bit of an injury. He was real strong. Iâ€™m glad he got through that. I think heâ€™s looking forward to a good season now.”
“What matters most in politics is personality. It's not issues; it's not image. It's who you are and what you represent.”
“If I resign any time this year, he [President Obama] could not successfully appoint anyone I would like to see in the court. ... [A]nybody who thinks that if I step down, Obama could appoint someone like me, they're misguided.”
“Find out who you are & embrace it. It's so much easier to face criticism when you are comfortable in your own skin.”
“Later, with time, I learned that although all men are capable of good and evil, the worst among them are those who, when they commit evil, do so by shielding themselves in the authority of others, in their subordination, or in the excuse of following orders. And even worse are those who believe they are justified by their God.”
“A lot of the time, youre supposed to play to the top of your intelligence, as truthful as possible. But when youre on stage making people laugh, youre still acting. I think it helped me a bunch to go on stage two or three times a week.”

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