"The man of culture is one of the poorest mortals alive. For simple pedantry and want of good sense no man is his equal. No assumption is too unreal, no end is too unpractical for him."

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Source : Frederic Harrison (1975). “Order and Progress”, p.150, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

Frederic Harrison

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“The church has long used the concept of sacraments--outward signs of inward grace--to name the spaces where God meets us in an especially present way. For many Christians, however, that language seems abstract, even (sadly) foreign. Dean Nelson lovingly explores those spaces of encountering God; his luminous book has helped me see anew the sacred in the ordinary. I am grateful.”
“I enjoy, and always have enjoyed, disturbing scientists.”
“A script is utterly useless in and of itself; it's only of any worth the minute your actors, your designers, your directors come into being.”

Source : Guardian interview at the BFI, www.theguardian.com. November 4, 2003.
“The trouble in corporate America is that too many people with too much power live in a box (their home), then travel the same road every day to another box (their office).”

Source : Faith Popcorn (1991). “The Popcorn Report: Faith Popcorn on the Future of Your Company, Your World, Your Life”, p.29, BookBaby
“Coming from an Asian culture, I was always taught to respect my elders, to be a better listener than a talker.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Matthew wanted hours, days, weeks alone with her... he wanted all her thoughts and smiles and secrets. The freedom to lay his soul bare before her.”
“As an American, I want our forces to prevail.”
“There is no dream, and if there is, there is only one to see you my children struggling for the same and for which I am expected to be finished.”

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