"The Epistles in the New Testament have all of them a particular reference to the condition and usages of the Christian world at the time they were written."

-- Joseph Butler

#Christian Quotes #World Quotes #Usage Quotes

“One open, one closed. It was no wonder that the first image that came to mind when I thought of either of my sisters was a door. With Kirsten, it was the front one to our house, through which she was always coming in or out, usually in mid-sentence, a gaggle of friends trailing behind her. Whitneyâ€™s was the one to her bedroom, which she preferred to keep shut between her and the rest of us, always.”
“The proverb answers where the sermon fails.”
“democracy always makes for materialism, because the only kind of equality that you can guarantee to a whole people is, broadly speaking, physical.”
“It is a dreadful thing to see the dead city. Next to the port I found children, women, the old, waiting for a way to leave. I entered the houses, there were houses where the coffee and pita bread were left on the table, and I could not avoid [thinking] that this, indeed, had been the picture in many Jewish towns [i.e., in Europe, during World War II]'.”
“Here's what I believe a soul is - at least this, I believe it's at least this. I believe that every kindness that we create in our lives, if it came because we were affected by a person we loved and lost, that person lives through that kindness. That's what a soul is.”

Source : "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno", September 11, 2006.
“Tamaki: Having the courage to be able to admit what you love... enjoying what you love... and being true to yourself... Isn't that also what it means to be strong?”
“My boyfriend and I don't get to live in the same city all the time, and the fact that I can text him or call him or even Skype with him is so wonderful.”

Source : "Jane Levy Talks ABOUT ALEX, Her Outsider Character, Improv, Working with CG on MONSTER TRUCKS, and Life After SUBURGATORY". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 13, 2014.
“Happiness is the only thing one should ever be resigned to.”

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