"Mexico was most powerfully my father's smile and not, as you might otherwise imagine, not language, not pigment."

-- Richard Rodriguez

#Father Quotes #Justice Quotes #Mexico Quotes

“The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself anymore. Anger is. And when anger is the boss, you get unintended consequences.”

Source : Jeanne DuPrau (2012). “The Books of Ember Omnibus”, p.56, Random House Books for Young Readers
“Grace is the most perplexing, powerful force in the universe, and, I believe, the only hope for our twisted, violent planet.”
“There is so much stubborn hope in the human heart.”
“It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.”

Source : "Madalyn Aslan's Jupiter Signs: How to Improve Your Luck, Career, Health, Finances, Appearance, and Relationships Through the New Astrology". Book by Madalyn Aslan, 2003.
“I had a lot of nerves for a long time about career-oriented things, and I've slowly sort of let myself relax into it a bit. Part of me thinks that's maybe the effect of being on two hit shows. I like to think that maybe it's more: You do the things you do, and you do the best you can, and that's all you can hope for, and don't worry too much if it's not it.”
“I never joined, but I used to go to church now and then. I liked it, because they always passed out plates of money at the end.”
“When the brave men and women who serve our nation in uniform leave to deploy overseas, they dont just leave behind their family and friends, often times they leave behind jobs and livelihoods as well. After the sacrifices they have made, making sure that they have access to a good paying job to support their families when they return is the least we can do,”
“The new year on which we are about to enter is unopened, and we know not what shall befall us; but if we follow Christ we need have no fear. So let us leave the old year with gratitude to God for its mercies, and with penitence for its failures and sins; and let us enter the new year with earnest resolve in Christ's name to make it the holiest and most beautiful year we have ever lived.”

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