"There exists in the world today a gigantic reservoir of good will toward us, the American people."

-- Wendell Willkie

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“Changing ideas is a strain not to be lightly incurred, particularly when these ideas are intimately related to one's self-esteem ... men have elaborated an explanation for their situation in life... Their rationales are endowed with moral qualities.”
“This is a life of faith, for God will try the truth of our faith, so that the world may see that God has such servants as will depend upon His bare word.”
“Painting is a solitary act for me; I don't need anyone around to make paintings.”

Source : "Wild Horses, William Burroughs And White Cake With Danny Fox". Interview With Christiana Spens, thequietus.com. September 22, 2013.
“For the world to become a better place, someone has to pay a price, I think it's glorious to sacrifice for the sake of social progress and fighting injustice.”
“Positive thinking is so firmly enshrined in our culture that knocking it is a little like attacking motherhood or apple pie.”

Source : "Why Positive Thinking Is Bad for You" by Srikumar S. Rao, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 16, 2010.
“I knew they would kill me when they found out, butâ€¦â€ He struggled for words, releasing a sharp breath. â€œI think I realized that I would rather die because I betrayed them, than live because I betrayed you.”
“A weak faith can lay hold on a strong Christ.”

Source : Thomas Watson (2012). “The Holy Eucharist, or, the Mystery of the Lord’s Supper Briefly Explained”, p.82, Puritan Publications
“Pity is one of the noblest emotions available to human beings; self-pity is possibly the most ignoble . . . . [It] is an incapacity, a crippling emotional disease that severely distorts our perception of reality . . . a narcotic that leaves its addicts wasted and derelict.”

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