"The extreme greatness of Christianity lies in the fact that it does not seek a supernatural remedy for suffering but a supernatural use for it."

-- Simone Weil

#Lying Quotes #Greatness Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“What do you do when it rains?" The captain answered frankly. "I get wet.”
“After our humiliating loss of Alsace-Lorraine, France needs a victory to restore pride in the nation.”
“I'm a good citizen. I'm a good father. I recycle and I masturbate.”
“As you get to know me, you kind of figure me out, that I'm not as probably as bad of a guy that I've been reported to be. I'm not that jerk.”
“The attentions of others matter to us because we are afflicted by a congenital uncertainty as to our own value, as a result of which affliction we tend to allow others' appraisals to play a determining role in how we see ourselves. Our sense of identity is held captive by the judgements of those we live among.”
“I'm sure that when my daughter will bring home her first boyfriend, I'll be so intimidating that he'll run away, but embarrassing as well, just to have a bit of fun.”
“I thought you were sane," I said, "but you're just as crazy as the rest of them.”
“If 'Obama-care' becomes fully implemented in 2014, it's going to bankrupt states.”

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