"It is not at all incredible, that a book which has been so long in the possession of mankind should contain many truths as yet undiscovered."

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Source : Joseph Butler, Samuel Hallifax (1848). “The works of ... Joseph Butler ... to which is prefixed: an account of the character and writings of the author”, p.196

Joseph Butler

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“Since the tapestry of all time has already been woven, everything I could ever want to happen in my life already exists in that infinite, nonphysical plane. My only task is to expand my earthly self enough to let it into this realm. So if there's something I desire, the idea isn't to go out and get it, but to expand my own consciousness to allow universal energy to bring it into my reality here.”

Source : Anita Moorjani (2012). “Dying to be Me: My Journey from Cancer, to Near Death, to True Healing”, p.161, Hay House, Inc
“Probably I'm more of a fan of the literary references than the pop-culture references. But I do go to the pop-culture well quite frequently because people, I think, are sort of inherently ready to laugh at that. It's a free laugh almost. Usually, everybody gets it.”

Source : Interview with Vlada Gelman, www.avclub.com. February 24, 2011.
“Just remember... it doesn't matter how long you have known each other.. all that matters is that he has kept you smiling from day one”
“Compassion is easily forsaken in the midst of prosperity, even when this prosperity is God given.”
“Has anybody here ever been driving along in their car, smoking a cigarette, and you flick it out the window, and you drive for a few miles, and you start to smell smoke, and you turn around, and you look in the backseat, and grandma is playing with herself?”
“I don't think it's completely better. I still have to do annoying things sometimes and explain things that I don't feel I have to [about LGBT].”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Seeing, looking at what others cannot bear to see is what my life is all about.”

Source : Don McCullin (2010). “Unreasonable Behaviour: An Autobiography”, p.4, Random House
“I told [my daughter Amy] at an early age that she had a good ear. But I didn't influence her music much. She's pretty much developed her style on her own, and she's a talented songwriter.”

Source : Interview with Jason Heller, www.avclub.com. April 2, 2010.

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